Pakistan reports record 57 coronavirus deaths in one day

Pakistan reported on Friday 57 coronavirus deaths across the country. This is the highest number of deaths reported in the country so far.

Of these fatalities, 31 people were from Sindh.

Sindh also sent home 1,563 people on Friday who had recovered from the virus. Pakistan’s coronavirus tally has crossed the 63,000-mark.

Also infected are Minister of State Shehryar Afridi and AlKhidmat Foundation Sindh head Dr Tabassum Jafri.

The prime minister’s aide on health, Dr Zafar Mirza, says a record 157 people are on ventilators across the country.

He repeated his calls for people to take precautionary measures and avoid leaving their homes. The number of cases and fatalities is going to rise, he warned.

He said 2,636 cases had been reported in the past 24 hours.



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