Coronavirus: CoVID-19 cases rise to 1,235; Pakistan confirms 9th deaths.
New cases keep emerging in all four provinces – Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab - and Islamabad Capital Territory.
Sindh remains the worst affected province with a total of 429 cases, after dozens of new cases were reported from Karachi and Sukkur. On Friday, health minister Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed Sindh's first death of a 77-year-old man, saying the patient was a cancer survivor and had other medical problems like hypertension and diabetes but didn't have any travel or contact history.
Punjab has so far confirmed 408 cases.
Pakistan leads South Asia with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the region, a total of 1,235 (seven of them critical) till Thursday morning, according to government data.
The death toll due to CoVID-19, as the illness is officially known, has risen to nine after a coronavirus patient died in federal capital (Islamabad) on Thursday.
On Wednesday (March 25), the federal government confirmed the 8th death (second in Punjab) in the country, due to coronavirus. A woman, who returned to Pakistan from the United Kingdom, died in Sohawa tehsil of Jhelum.
Earlier, on Tuesday (March 24), Punjab reported its first death from the coronavirus. According to provincial Health Minister Yasmin Rashid, the patient was a 57-year-old admitted to Mayo Hospital.
On Monday (March 23), Balochistan reported death of a 65-year-old man at the Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital.
On Sunday (March 22): a doctor from Gilgit Baltistan, who screened suspected pilgrims returning to Pakistan from Iran, was reported as the country’s fifth death from the CoVID-19.Earlier on Sunday, Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir announced the country’s fourth death (third in KP), a woman who had arrived from Taftan and shifted to Dera Ismail Khan.The third death was reported Friday (March 20) in the biggest city Karachi, capital of Sindh province which has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country.The first two fatalities from CoVID-19, as the illness is officially known, were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday (March 18 ).
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