Pakistan, on Tuesday, reported a downward trend in its COVID-19 graph after more than a month with less than 2,000 coronavirus cases reported within 24 hours.
The country’s coronavirus tally stands at 253,604 cases as 1,979 new cases were reported within the last 24 hours.
According to the statistics issued by National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), 21,020 coronavirus tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, of which 1,979 came back positive.
Meanwhile, the country’s coronavirus death toll has reached 5,320 as 50 new virus related casualties were reported in the past 24 hours.
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As per the NCOC, 2,151 coronavirus patients are in critical condition, whereas 170,656 people have successfully recovered from the novel virus so far.
Sindh has been the worst hit province so far with 106,622 coronavirus cases, followed by Punjab – 87,492, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – 30,747, Islamabad – 14,202, Balochistan – 11,192, Gilgit Baltistan – 1,694 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir with 1,655 COVID-19 cases.