ISLAMABAD: The countrywide tally of fatalities from coronavirus has reached 6,294, as six deaths were reported during the last 24 hours due to the deadly virus.

The number of positive cases has reached 295,849, according to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).

The data further revealed that 213 persons had been tested positive for the Covid-19 in 24 hours, whereas 18,017 tests were conducted nationwide.

Sindh remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic in terms of cases followed by the Punjab, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad.

Till now 129,348 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 96,769 in the Punjab, 36,044 in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 15,625 in Islamabad, 12,869 in Balochistan, 2,298 in Azad Kashmir, and 2,896 in Gilgit-Baltistan. Furthermore, 2,401 individuals have lost their lives in the pandemic in Sindh, 2,198 in the Punjab, 1,250 in the KP, 141 in Balochistan, 175 in Islamabad, 67 in the GB, and 62 in Azad Kashmir.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020