Death toll of COVID-19 crosses 2,000 mark with 98,943 confirmed cases in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, June 7 (Xinhua) : The death toll of COVID-19 has risen to 2,002 with 98,943 confirmed cases in Pakistan, according to data updated by the country’s health ministry Sunday morning.
A total of 4,960 new cases and 67 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.
Overall, 63,476 patients are under treatment in different hospitals while 33,465 people have recovered completely, which is 33.8 percent of the total confirmed cases.
The country’s eastern Punjab province is the most affected region with 37,090 cases followed by southern Sindh province with 36,364 cases.
The northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province reported 13,001 cases, with 561 deaths. At least 6,221 cases have been reported in southwest Balochistan province, 4,979 in the capital city Islamabad, and 927 in north Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Punjab recorded 683 deaths so far followed by Sindh where 634 infected people have lost their lives, the statistics said, adding that Pakistan has conducted 23,100 tests during the last 24 hours officially.
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged on Saturday the people to follow the standard operating procedures formed by the government against COVID-19.
