According to the latest figures from the government's Covid-19 portal, 62 per cent of the coronavirus patients in Pakistan have recovered. A total of 246,351 coronavirus cases have been reported in the country so far out of which 153,134 have recovered while 2,156 are in critical condition. Of these, 4,042 recoveries were recorded in the last 24 hours.

The breakdown of recoveries is as follows:

  • Sindh: 59,165
  • Punjab: 53,836
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 20,271
  • Islamabad: 10,441
  • Balochistan: 7,224
  • Gilgit Baltistan: 1,303
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 894

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