Pakistan's Covid-19 count reaches 183 as Sindh reports more cases

ISLAMABAD: Sindh’s COVID-19 count reached 150 after more people returning from Taftan tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, pushing the total number of cases in the country to 183.

Sindh has reported the highest number of 150 coronavirus cases thus far.

Earlier today, Health Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Taimur Jhagra confirmed 15 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the province for the first time.

He tweeted: “Just received news that 15 of 19 individuals received in KP from Taftan have tested positive for Corona Virus.

“These are the first positive cases in KP. They are being well looked after in quarantine in an isolated facility in DI Khan. More details soon.”

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Addressing a press conference in Islamabad today, Dr. Zafar Mirza, SAPM on Health, said that there is no need to fret about the novel Coronavirus and urged the citizens to follow safety instructions issued by the government.

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The special assistant said that 14 laboratories in major cities of the country have been provided with diagnostic kits by the government that will conduct free tests of people.

Prime Minister Imran Khan is personally monitoring and supervising the situation, he added.