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Pakistan reports 493 new Covid cases, 4 more deaths

Published March 16, 2022
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Pakistan has reported 493 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours and four more fatalities.

The positivity rate has been recorded at 1.4 per cent.

The countrywide breakdown is as follows:

  • Sindh: 258 cases
  • Punjab: 106 cases
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 89 cases, 4 deaths
  • Islamabad: 19 cases
  • Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 9 cases
  • Gilgit-Baltistan: 7 cases
  • Balochistan: 5 cases
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