Number of COVID-19 cases jump to 2,039: Mirza

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza  Wednesday said that number of COVID-19 cases jumped to 2,039 with 178 more cases reported over past 24 hours.

In a televised daily briefing on COVID-19, he said 654 cases were reported from Sindh, 708 from Pun-jab, 158 from Balochistan, 54 from Islamabad Capital Territory, 184 in Gilgit Baltistan and six in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

He said 24 more patients had recovered during last 24 hours, bringing total number to 82.

He added as many 974 confirmed patients were admitted in various hospitals out of which 10 were in critical condition and on ventilator while remaining were in various stages of recovery. He said that there were total 17,331 suspected patients with addition of 1,436 patients during last 24 hours.