हामी सबैकाे संसारन्यूज

May 5. The total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 has soared to 21,501 including 486 deaths in Pakistan, according to the data updated by the country’s health ministry.

As per the statistics, 7,494 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country’s eastern Punjab province, 7,465 in southern Sindh province, 3,129 in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,172 in southwest Balochistan, and 393 in capital Islamabad, reported Xinhua news agency.

The virus has claimed 17 lives over the last 24 hours, and 981 new cases were reported during the same period, said the ministry on Sunday.

A total of 203,025 coronavirus tests have been conducted so far. Overall, 5,114 people across the country recovered and were discharged from hospitals after making full recovery.

The number of cases has continued to rise despite the country being under lockdown for the sixth consecutive week now.