Pakistan's virus death toll crosses 19,000 mark

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Pakistan's coronavirus death toll has crossed the 19,000 mark after the country reported 113 new fatalities during the last 24 hours.

According to the health ministry, 38,883 tests were conducted during this period and 3,084 people tested positive for the disease. The total number of cases is 864,557 and the death toll is 19,106.

The positivity rate is 7.93 per cent. Punjab reported the highest number of deaths with 67, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 29.

Cases and deaths reported:

  • Punjab: 1,486 cases, 67 deaths
  • Sindh: 782 cases, 11 deaths
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 495 cases, 29 deaths
  • Islamabad: 182 cases, 1 death
  • Balochistan: 87 cases, 5 deaths
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 39 cases
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 13 cases

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