ISLAMABAD: 1,502 new cases and 20 more deaths by coronavirus were reported in the country in the last 24 hours bringing the death toll to 6,943.

The National Command and Operations Center has released the latest statistics on the status of coronavirus in the country.

According to the report 1,502 new corona cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of corona cases in Pakistan to 341,753.

The total number of corona cases in Sindh is 148,922 while the number of corona cases in Punjab is 16,208, the number of corona cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is 40,285 while the total number of corona patients in Balochistan is 16,041.

The number of corona cases in Islamabad is 21,302 while in Azad Kashmir there are 4,652 and in GB there are 4,343 patients. However, the number of active cases in the country has increased to 16,912.

In Pakistan, 317,898 Corona patients have recovered and 16,912 are undergoing treatment in different hospitals across the country.

The National Command and Operations Center has made it mandatory that citizens must wear masks when leaving their homes. Masks will be required for those working in government and private sector offices.

Provincial governments have been directed to make SOPs and masks mandatory in markets, shopping malls, public transport, and restaurants.