Coronavirus cases in Pakistan Update [20 May 2020]

The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 47,979 with 2,203 new cases were reported on Wednesday along with 31 more fatalities bringing the country’s death toll to 1,017.

Sindh Health and Population Welfare Department reported 17 more fatalities in their daily coronavirus update bringing the provincial death toll to 316.

Update of #Covid_19 in #Sindh as on 20.05.2020

#SindhHealth #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/sh3N3V5yoF
— Health, SW, PHE & RD Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) May 20, 2020

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department reported six more fatalities in their daily update for coronavirus. This brings the provincial death toll to 351.

261 new cases confirmed (70 from Int'l flights quarantine center) taking total to 6,815. 6 new deaths were reported (3 Peshawar, 1 each in Nowshera, Swat and Dir Lower) taking the total to 351. 72 new patients recovered taking the tally to 2,130 in KP. Active cases at 4,334 pic.twitter.com/i1Ks3OkN08
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) May 20, 2020

Punjab reported seven more fatalities according to the daily coronavirus update provided by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). This brings the provincial death toll to 297.

17,382 individuals have been infected with #Covid_19 in Punjab till 10 PM May 19, 2020. 697 new cases have been detected, 5,439 tests conducted and 7 lives have been lost during the last 24 hours. 297 lives have been lost in the #CoronavirusPandemic #StaySafe #WashYourHands pic.twitter.com/YIjr70u84O
— PDMA Punjab Official (@PdmapunjabO) May 20, 2020

Islamabad reported one more death from the coronavirus according to the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad. This brings the total number of fatalities in the capital territory to 10.

Sector wise details of positive cases in Islamabad. Today we had the highest number of cases in a day in Islamabad. Total 104. We have 10 deaths in Islamabad. Everyone be very very careful. We need to wear masks and stay at a distance of 6 feet from other people. It's alarming pic.twitter.com/VdeZteg5Kt
— Office of Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (@dcislamabad) May 20, 2020

Balochistan did not have any new deaths reported in the province according to the Daily Situation Report by the Health Department of Balochistan. However, several new cases were reported in the province.

Similarly, Gilgit Baltistan did not report any new deaths according to the the Daily Situation Report provided by the GB Health Department. However, a few more coronavirus cases were reported in the region.

Daily situation dashboard of #Covid_19 in Gilgit Baltistan@EhsanMKhan @RandhawaAli @HomeDeptGB @IDGB_Official #CoronaFreeGB #InshaAllah pic.twitter.com/CVFEog2IQj
— Health Department Gilgit-Baltistan (@HealthDeptGB) May 20, 2020

Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 12:30am on 21 May 2020.

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)

Province	Cases	Deaths
Sindh	18964	316
Punjab	17382	297
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6815	351
Balochistan	2968	38
Islamabad	1138	10
Gilgit Baltistan	579	4
AJK	133	1
TOTAL	47979	1017

TOTAL RECOVERED: 13101

Global Update

Total coronavirus cases globally have surged past 5 million while the death toll has topped 327,000. Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:

Country	Cases	Deaths
United States	1,579,985	94,181
Russia	308,705	2,972
Spain	279,524	27,888
Brazil	275,382	18,130
UK	248,818	35,704
Italy	227,364	32,330
France	181,575	28,132
Germany	178,344	8,230
Turkey	152,587	4,222
Iran	126,949	7,183