KP reports 39 new cases, 7 more deaths

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus, taking the provincial tally to 1,276.

According to the provincial finance and health minister, Taimur Khan Jhagra, who announced the new cases on Twitter, the most affected areas are Peshawar and Malakand divisions, "and 33 of today's 39 logged cases reported from these two parts of the province."

Moreover, seven more people died from the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the provincial death toll to 74.

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