513 new coronavirus cases reported in Pakistan
- By Web Desk -
- Sep 05, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 513 new cases of the novel coronavirus during last 24 hours, taking the national tally of infections to 298,025, ARY News reported on Saturday.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), five more people succumbed to the deadly virus during this period, lifting the death toll from the disease to 6,340.
As many as 282,553 patients have recovered from the coronavirus in the country with active cases going down to 9,123. 24,857 samples were tested over the past 24 hours, out of which 513 turned out to be positive.
Thus far, Sindh has reported 130,253 confirmed cases of the virus, Punjab 97,118, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 36,498, Balochistan 13,157, Islamabad 15,726, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 2,313 and Gilgit Baltistan 2,960.
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