Covid-19 cases reaches 2,880 in Pakistan

Covid-19 cases reaches 2,880 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 2,880, on Sunday, officials said.According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 45 people have died so far due to the viral infection in the country and 130 have recovered.
While Punjab recorded 1,163 cases, Sindh reported 864, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 372, Balochistan 185, Gilgit-Baltistan 206, Islamabad 78 and 12 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The ministry made slight adjustment in the data from the KP province. Yesterday the ministry had said that there were 383 coronavirus cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. However, it revised the number to 372 in the latest update.
The Pakistan government has taken several measures to curtail the spread of the viral infection, but without much success, officials said.
The National Coordination Committee headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan meets every day to evolve the response to the COVID-19 treat.
The government has also set up a National Command and Operation Centre to implement the decisions made by the committee.
Khan has said that the national policy aimed at slowing down the spread of the disease and opening the economy so that people should have jobs.
The Pakistan government on Saturday informed the Supreme Court that the number of coronavirus patients in the country could reach up to 50,000 by the last week of this month.
—PTI

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