Total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan surge 42,075 while the country’s death toll has reached 904. There were 1,960 new cases reported on Sunday while there were 31 more fatalities reported.
Sindh Health and Population Welfare Department reported nine more fatalities in their daily coronavirus update which brings the provincial death toll to 277.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department reported 13 more fatalities in their daily update for coronavirus cases. This brings the provincial death toll to 318 which remains the highest in Pakistan.
Punjab reported 8 more fatalities in the update provided by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) which brings the provincial death toll to 260.
Balochistan also reported more more fatality according to the Daily Situation reported issued by the Balochistan Health Department bringing the provincial death toll to 37.
There were no new deaths reported from Gilgit Balistan. However, there were a few more cases reported according to the Daily Situation Report published by the GB Health Department.
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Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 01:30am on 17 May 2020.
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)
Province | Cases | Deaths |
Sindh | 16377 | 277 |
Punjab | 15346 | 260 |
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 6061 | 318 |
Balochistan | 2692 | 37 |
Islamabad | 947 | 7 |
Gilgit Baltistan | 540 | 4 |
AJK | 112 | 1 |
TOTAL | 42075 | 904 |
Global Update
The total number of coronavirus cases globally have surged past 4.78 million along with a death toll of over 315,500. Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:
Country | Cases | Deaths |
United States | 1,523,496 | 90,889 |
Russia | 281,752 | 2,631 |
Spain | 277,719 | 27,650 |
UK | 243,303 | 34,636 |
Brazil | 235,331 | 15,724 |
Italy | 225,435 | 31,908 |
France | 179,569 | 28,108 |
Germany | 176,657 | 8,037 |
Turkey | 149,435 | 4,140 |
Iran | 120,198 | 6,988 |
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