Coronavirus in Pakistan: death toll climbs to 253, infection cases to 11,940
ISLAMABAD: The total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has risen to 11,940 and death toll to 253 on Saturday morning.
The infection cases include 5,046 in Punjab, Sindh, 3,945, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,708, Balochistan, 656, Islamabad Capital Territory, 223, Gilgit-Baltistan, 307, and Azad Kashmir 55 cases.
According to the National Command and Operation Center, so far 2,755 patients of Coronavirus have been recovered, while 253 deaths are as follows: Sindh: 75, Punjab: 73, KP: 89, ICT: 03, Balochistan: 10 and GB: 03. 127 other patients are in a critical condition.
138,147 tests have been conducted since outbreak of the pandemic. Local transmission is 79 percent and foreign travel 21 percent. The government has made ready 717 hospitals with Covid facilities with 3037 patients admitted across the country.
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