Pakistan's coronavirus tally reaches 212

Provincial authorities on Tuesday confirmed 27 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan, pushing the country’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 212, reports The Express Tribune.

Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Information Murtaza Wahab announced the new cases through Twitter.

Wahab said a total of 274 pilgrims were tested out of which 134 tested positive in Sukkur. In the rest of Sindh, 38 patients tested positive out of which 36 are under treatment while two have recovered. Five out of the latest patients had recently returned from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a news conference, Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid confirmed five new COVID-19 cases in the province.

Overall, Sindh has 172 confirmed cases while Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has 15, Balochistan has 10, Islamabad four, Gilgit-Baltistan three, Punjab eight and Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reported none till now.

The situational report provided by the National Institute of Health early Tuesday claimed the country’s tally at 187 with 150 confirmed cases in Sindh, 15 in K-P, 14 in Balochistan, four in Islamabad, three in G-B and one in Punjab.

There were a total of 499 COVID-19 tests performed across the country during the last 24 hours.

Four patients have been discharged after recovering – one in Islamabad and three in Sindh. However, the Sindh Health Department puts the tally at two.

According to NIH, a total of 995,821 travellers have been screened at entry points so far out of which 20,187 travelers were checked in the 24 hours.

The total number of suspected patients in the country stands at 533, with around 100 being added to the number during the last 24 hours.