Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surge to 25798, death toll reaches 605

The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 25,798 after more than 1,700 cases were reported on Thursday along with 41 more fatalities bringing the country’s death toll to 605.

There were 14 more fatalities reported in Sindh by the Health and Population Welfare Department in the daily coronavirus report bringing the provincial death toll to 171.

Update of #Covid_19 in #Sindh as on 07.05.2020

#SindhHealth #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/C8SlyMSpGn
— Health, SW, PHE & RD Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) May 7, 2020

The Health Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported six more fatalities bringing the provincial death toll to 206 which is the highest in Pakistan.

244 news cases (14 from Torkham quarantine center) reported in last 24 hours taking the tally to 3,956. 6 new deaths were reported (4 Peshawar, 1 Malakand, 1 Mansehra) taking the tally to 209. 45 new patients recovered taking the tally to 984 across KP. Active cases at 2,763. pic.twitter.com/iqFWXNyArL
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) May 7, 2020

Punjab reported 19 more fatalities according to the daily report by the Provincial Disaster and Management Authority (PDMA) bringing the provincial death toll to 194.

10,033 people have been infected with #Covid_19 in Punjab till date. 956 new cases of #coronavirus have been detected in last 24 hours, while 19 more people have lost their lives bringing the total number of fatalities to 194. 5,199 tests have been carried out in 24 hrs #StayHome pic.twitter.com/wWs2olkV4V
— PDMA Punjab Official (@PdmapunjabO) May 7, 2020

The daily situation report by the Health Department of Balochistan reported two more fatalities bringing provincial death toll to 24.

However, there were no new fatalities reported in Gilgit Baltistan with only a few cases reported while the recovery rate remains high.

District wise distribution of cases of #COVID19 in Gilgit-Baltistan
@DCGILGIT @DCGhanche @DC_Ghizer @DCSkardu @DCDiamer @deputy_hunza @DKharmang #FightCorona #CoronaFreeGB #InshaAllah pic.twitter.com/wTMrdePfJ7
— Health Department Gilgit-Baltistan (@HealthDeptGB) May 7, 2020

Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 1:00am on 8 May 2020.

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)

Province	Cases	Deaths
Sindh	9093	171
Punjab	10033	194
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	3956	209
Balochistan	1725	24
Islamabad	521	4
Gilgit Baltistan	394	3
AJK	76
TOTAL	25798	605

TOTAL RECOVERED: 6464

Global Update

The total coronavirus cases globally have surged past 3.89 million while the death toll has topped 269,500 with United States still reporting huge daily numbers.

Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:

Country	Cases	Deaths
United States	1,286,924	76,672
Spain	256,855	26,070
Italy	215,858	29,958
UK	206,715	30,615
Russia	177,160	1,625
France	174,791	25,987
Germany	169,175	7,379
Turkey	133,721	3,641
Brazil	127,655	8,609
Iran	103,135	6,486

Top 10 most affected countries.

United States continues to have the highest number of cases and fatalities while Russia is reporting more cases as the virus hits its peak in the country. The daily number have somewhat improved in countries like Spain, Italy or even the UK.

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