Pakistan coronavirus death toll tops 21,000

Pakistan is presently experiencing the third wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than previous two waves.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 2,028 cases of coronavirus were reported while 80 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 21,022.

The total number of confirmed cases reached to 926,695.

As many as 852,574 patients have recovered from the disease with 3,630 critical cases.

Punjab                                                                                       

The number of patients swelled to 340,989 in the province with 10,132 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 320,488 in the province, while the death toll has reached 5,073.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 133,450 in the province with 4,113 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 25,370 confirmed cases while 285 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 19,344 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 549. On the other hand, there are 5,608 cases in GB with 107 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 81,446 cases in the capital city while 763 people have lost their lives.