With 2,458 new cases, Pakistan’s Covid-19 tally tops 400,000

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Pakistan's Covid-19 tally has topped 400,000 with 2,458 cases reported in the last 24 hours.

The countrywide breakdown of cases is as follows:

  • Sindh: 174,350
  • Punjab: 119,578
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 47,370
  • Balochistan: 17,187
  • Islamabad: 30,406
  • Gilgit Baltistan: 4,658
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 6,933

The country has also reported 66 fatalities from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the first time that daily deaths have risen above 60 since July.

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