Pakistan reports 213 new cases of coronavirus: Ministry

A healthcare worker takes a swab sample from a child to be tested for the coronavirus disease in Karachi, Pakistan. Credit: Reuters

Pakistan has reported 213 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 2,95,849, the health ministry said on Monday.

The Ministry of National Health Services also said six more patients succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours and the total Covid-19 related deaths now stand at 6,294.

"The total number of coronavirus cases now stands at 2,95,849 while the deaths at 6,294," the ministry said in a statement.

Till now, a total of 2,80,682 people recovered from the virus across the country while 604 were in critical condition.

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Sindh reported total 1,29,348 cases followed by Punjab with 96,769, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 36,044, Islamabad 15,625, Balochistan 12,869, Gilgit-Baltistan 2,896 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) with 2,298 cases.

The authorities so far conducted a total 26,21,146 tests across the country, including 18,017 tests in the last 24 hours, the ministry said.

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