Pakistan coronavirus cases surge to 21501, death toll reaches 486

The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 21,501 after more than 13,000 cases were reported on Monday along with 24 more fatalities bringing the country’s death toll to 486.

Sindh had seven more fatalities bringing the provincial death toll to 137 according to the report issued by Senator Murtaza Wahab on Twitter and the Health and Population Welfare Department of Sindh which showed detailed cases throughout the region.

Update of #Covid_19 in #Sindh as on 04.05.2020

#SindhHealth #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/3UHovMMi4a
— Health, SW, PHE & RD Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) May 4, 2020

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department reported five more fatalities in the provincial which brings the total death toll of the province to 185.

159 new cases (only 1 from quarantine center) confirmed in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 3,288. 5 new deaths were reported (3 Peshawar, 1 Swabi, 1 Bannu) taking the tally to 185. 45 new patients recovered takin the tally to 856 in KP. pic.twitter.com/AHTHxIE5qi
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) May 4, 2020

There were 12 more deaths in the Punjab according to the report by Provincial Disaster Manager Authority (PDMA) which brings the provincial death toll to 136.

8,103 individuals have been infected with #COVID19 in Punjab till 9pm May 4, 2020. 136 lives have been lost in #CoronavirusPandemic while 2,713 people have recovered in the province. Lahore remains the most affected city with 2,858 infections and 64 fatalities #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/sq3IvN3Etd
— PDMA Punjab Official (@PdmapunjabO) May 4, 2020

Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 12:50am on 5 May 2020.

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)

Province	Cases	Deaths
Sindh	7882	137
Punjab	8103	136
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	3288	185
Balochistan	1321	21
Islamabad	464	4
Gilgit Baltistan	372	3
AJK	71
TOTAL	21501	486

TOTAL RECOVERED: 5635

Global Update

The global coronavirus tally has surged past 3.62 million cases while the death toll has topped 250,500. United States remains the most affected country globally while European countries combined make up for the most cases and deaths.

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

Country	Cases	Deaths
United States	1,201,460	69,143
Spain	248,301	25,428
Italy	211,938	29,079
UK	190,584	28,734
France	169,462	25,201
Germany	165,786	6,893
Russia	145,268	1,356
Turkey	127,659	3,461
Brazil	102,719	7,106
Iran	98,647	6,277

Top 10 most affected countries.

United States accounts for more than 37 percent of total cases globally and over 26 percent of deaths. Russia is also reporting a huge number of cases daily however, the total is no where near the US and the death toll is still under control.

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