Pakistan: Covid-19 cases - 300,371 cases, 6,370 deaths

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Eight Pakistan Army officers test positive for COVID-19
Pakistan's total tally of confirmed cases stands at 28 now
By AuthorANI | Published: 13th Mar 2020 6:07 pm

Rawalpindi: At least eight Pakistani Army officers, including three Lieutenant Colonels, two Colonels, two Brigadiers, and one Major General, have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday at the General Army Headquarters here.

Pakistan Ministry of Health Services tweeted the update: “Routine check-up in GHQ Rawalpindi by #COVID19 investigation team has found that 3 Lt.colonel, 2 Colonel, 2 Brigadier, 1 Maj.general has been tested positive for coronavirus. #CoronavirusPandemic.” With this, Pakistan’s total tally of confirmed cases stands at 28 now...

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Source: https://www.samaa.tv/living/health/2...onavirus-case/

Sindh reports Pakistan’s 30th coronavirus case
SAMAA | Dr Taneer Ahmed - Posted: Mar 14, 2020 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Sindh reports Pakistan’s 30th coronavirus case

One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Karachi on Saturday. The total number of cases in Sindh has reached 16.

The new case is a 38-year-old man who travelled from Saudi Arabia, confirmed the Sindh health department. He had returned to Pakistan a few days back, according to the department...

...PIMS Islamabad reported a case on Saturday as well.

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Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/world/stor...756-2020-03-15

Coronavirus cases rise to 34 in Pakistan
The latest case of Covid-19 has been reported from the capital Islamabad where the husband of an infected woman has also tested positive for the virus.
Hamza Ameer
Islamabad
March 15, 2020
UPDATED: March 15, 2020 15:52 IST

Fresh cases of the deadly coronavirus continue to surface from different parts of Pakistan as the number has soared to 34 within a span a few days.

The latest case of Covid-19 has been reported from the capital Islamabad where the husband of an infected woman has also tested positive for the virus.

The couple travelled to Pakistan recently from the United States and tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday. The wife is in a critical condition and has been on the ventilator in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad...

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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/so...onavirus-cases

Pakistan recorded a sharp rise in coronavirus cases on Monday, up 40 to 94, according to a Reuters tally of statistics from central and provincial governments.

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Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...090946936.html


Pakistan's spike in coronavirus cases raises quarantine concerns
Some of those quarantined after returning from Iran question lack of doctors, hygiene issues at camp.
by Asad Hashim
31 minutes ago

Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan has recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus infections, taking the tally to 107, amid reports of ineffective quarantine procedures as 61 of those are reported to be among those who had been held at a quarantine camp at the country's Taftan border crossing with Iran.

No deaths due to the coronavirus have been recorded, according to government data..

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Source: https://telanganatoday.com/first-cov...s-surge-to-193

First COVID-19 death reported in Pakistan; cases surge to 193
The health minister also said the patients of coronavirus may increase substantially in Punjab as some 780 suspected patients have been kept in quarantine.
By AuthorPTI | Published: 17th Mar 2020 3:59 pm

Lahore: Pakistan reported its first casualty due to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, health ministry officials said as the number of positive cases of the COVID-19 infections rose to 193 in the country.

The first fatality was reported from Lahore. Meanwhile, Sindh has 155 positive cases, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 15, Balochistan 10, Gilgit-Baltistan 5, Islamabad 2 and Punjab 6, officials said....

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COVID-19 cases in Pakistan increase to 212 amid conflicting statements on nation’s very first death
By Nellie Donald -
March 17, 2020

Islamabad: The quantity of confirmed coronavirus scenarios in Pakistan sharply rose to 212 on Tuesday, amidst conflicting statements by authorities on the nation’s very first casualty owing to the viral infection.

The Sindh province is the worst-hit with 172 cases, adopted by 15 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 10 in Balochistan, 8 in Punjab, 5 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 2 in Islamabad, officers claimed.

According to Meeran Yousuf, media coordinator to the Sindh health minister, the overall variety of COVID-19 conditions rose to 172 in Sindh province on Tuesday. Of the 172 patients, 134 are in Sukkar, 37 in Karachi and one in Hyderabad metropolis...

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Source: https://www.republicworld.com/world-...l-reaches.html

Pakistan Reports Drastic Increase In Coronavirus Cases, Total Reaches 254
Pakistan News
As the cases of deadly coronavirus rise sharply to 237 cases in Pakistan on March 17, conflicting reports have also arisen about the country’s first fatality.
Written By Aanchal Nigam | Mumbai | Updated On: March 18, 2020 16:07 IST

As the cases of deadly coronavirus rise sharply to 254 in Pakistan on March 17 and conflicting reports arise about country’s first fatality due to COVID-19, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that “virus will spread further”.

According to officials, the Singh province is the worst-hit areas with 172 coronavirus cases, followed by Punjab by 26. Both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have 16 COVID-19 cases and Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad have reported 5 and 2 cases respectively...

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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2178639...islamabad-k-p/

Pakistan's COVID-19 tally rises to 268 after new cases emerge in Sindh, Islamabad & K-P
By Our Correspondent
Published: March 18, 2020

ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan tally of confirmed coronavirus cases crossed 250 on Wednesday after new cases emerged in Sindh, Islamabad and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa...

...According to the situational report for March 18, four new cases emerged in Islamabad. Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Information Murtaza Wahab confirmed nine new cases in Sindh while the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government reported three new cases...

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Source: https://www.thedispatch.in/covid-19-...aths-till-now/

Covid-19: Pakistan records 301 positive cases, 2 deaths till now
By The Dispatch Staff -
March 19, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday reported its first two casualties due to the deadly coronavirus that has infected 301 people across the country.

“Sad to report one patient who passed away in Mardan,” Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra tweeted late Wednesday night.

Within two hours after the tweet, Jhagra again announced that a second coronavirus death was also reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/632...-related-death

....“With profound grief, I want to announce that a 77-year-old person died due to COVID-19 at a private hospital in Karachi on Thursday. The deceased was a cancer survivor and had other co-morbidities, including diabetes and hypertension. The patient did not have any travel or contact history,” Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazl Pechuho said on Friday and added that 11 more persons were tested positive for the viral disease on Friday. With the addition of 11 more people testing positive for the coronavirus in Sindh on Friday, the number of corona positive cases has now risen to 249, health authorities confirmed...

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Source: https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/gener...es-to-304.html

60 new COVID-19 cases surface in Balocistan as nationwide tally hits 448
Last modified on10 PM-19 Mar,2020
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...Total confirmed cases: 448

• Sindh: 245

• Punjab: 78

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 23

• Balochistan: 76

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 2

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 21

• AJK: 1

Deaths: 2

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 2..

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COVID-19: Pakistan reports 534 cases, death toll at 3
Last modified on4 PM-21 Mar,2020
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Sindh reports 15 more new cases, Pakistan tally rises to 512
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Pakistan's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 534 on Saturday.

Total confirmed cases: 534

• Sindh: 267

• Punjab: 96

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 23

• Balochistan: 92

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 10

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 23

• AJK: 01

• Deaths: 3

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https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacifi...to-629/1774599

Pakistan on Sunday shut down markets and public places in several major cities of the country amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The number of coronavirus cases in the country also jumped to 629.

According to the provincial governments of Northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Punjab, and Balochistan, the public have been advised to remain at home and avoid social gatherings.
"In view of experts’ advice regarding social distancing being a primary preventive method and avoiding public contact, all markets, shopping malls, and restaurants shall remain closed with effect from Sunday morning till Tuesday morning," the KP government said in a statement.

The provincial government also declared an emergency and suspended all inter-district passenger public transport for seven days starting on Monday, the statement added.

On Saturday, Punjab's Chief Minister Usman Buzdar also announced a lockdown in the province from Saturday night till Tuesday morning.

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Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacifi...ckdown/1774971

Pakistan: Karachi's province set for COVID-19 lockdown
Lockdown starting Sunday midnight will last 2 weeks in the province worst hit by coronavirus
Amir Latif Arain | 22.03.2020
Pakistan: Karachi's province set for COVID-19 lockdown

KARACHI, Pakistan

The government has imposed a lockdown in the southern Sindh province – home to nearly 50 million people and the country’s largest city, Karachi – in a desperate attempt to stem the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country, an official said.

The lockdown starting Sunday midnight will last two weeks in the province, which has reported almost 50% of the total 645 coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Chief Minister for Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah announced in a video message...

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Pakistan: COVID-19 cases jumps to 803
Country death toll from coronavirus pandemic rises to 6 after doctor lost live in northern Gilgit-Baltistan region
Islamuddin Sajid and Aamir Latif | 23.03.2020

SLAMABAD/KARACHI, Pakistan

With over 150 new coronavirus cases confirmed in the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 patients in Pakistan reached 803, officials said on Monday.

The death toll in the country also jumped to six after a doctor lost his life in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region.

According to Federal Health Ministry, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in southern Sindh province rose to 352, Punjab province to 225, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to 31, western Balochistan province 108, Gilgit-Baltistan 71, the capital's Islamabad 15 while one case confirmed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Most of the new patients had recently returned from neighboring Iran.

So far, six patients have successfully recovered and discharged from the hospital, the ministry said.

Usama Riaz, a young doctor who treated coronavirus patients in Gilgit-Baltistan hospital, has died, raising the number of deaths in the country to six...