The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 37.160 after more than more 1,400 cases were registered on Thursday along with 32 more deaths bringing the country’s death toll to 802.
The Health and Population Welfare Department Sindh reported nine more fatalities in their daily coronavirus update bringing the provincial death toll to 243.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department also reported more fatalities in their daily update on coronavirus cases bringing the provincial death toll to 284.
Punjab reported 11 more fatalities according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in their daily coronavirus report. This brings the provincial death toll to 234.
Balochistan Health Department released their Daily Situation Report on coronavirus reporting three more fatalities in the province. This brings the total death toll of Balochistan to 30.
Gilgit Balitistan Health Department released their Daily Situation Report reporting new cases only. There were no new deaths reported in this update.
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Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 12:00am on 15 May 2020.
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)
Province | Cases | Deaths |
Sindh | 14099 | 243 |
Punjab | 13914 | 234 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 5423 | 284 |
Balochistan | 2310 | 30 |
Islamabad | 822 | 6 |
Gilgit Baltistan | 501 | 4 |
AJK | 91 | 1 |
TOTAL | 37160 | 802 |
Global Update
The total global number of coronavirus cases has surged past 4.49 million along with more than 301,500 deaths worldwide. Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:
Country | Cases | Deaths |
United States | 1,441,055 | 86,098 |
Spain | 272,646 | 27,321 |
Russia | 252,245 | 2,305 |
UK | 233,151 | 33,614 |
Italy | 223,096 | 31,368 |
Brazil | 196,375 | 13,555 |
France | 178,870 | 27,425 |
Germany | 174,578 | 7,889 |
Turkey | 144,749 | 4,007 |
Iran | 114,533 | 6,854 |
United States continues to report the most number of coronavirus cases and fatalities. Russia continues to report high number however, the death toll remains under control.
European countries are reporting an improvement in the number of daily coronavirus cases and deaths including Spain, Italy, France and UK.
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