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Covid-19 cases in Pakistan cross 61,000-mark

PAKISTAN crossed the 61,000-mark with 2,076 new coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday (28).  As many as 36 more patients died of the deadly viral infection, bringing the total death toll in the country to 1,260.

With 2,076 new infections, the nationwide tally of the COVID-19 cases now stands at 61,227, the ministry said.   Sindh reported the maximum number of 24,206 cases, followed by 22,037 in Punjab, 8,483 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 3,616 in Balochistan, 2,015 in Islamabad, 651 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 219 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).


A total of 20,231 patients have recovered so far, the ministry said.    Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said under Pakistan's leadership, a representative group of developing and developed countries, and major financial institutions, have commenced informal consultations on the sidelines of the UN to evolve agreement on some measures and practical actions to address the debt challenge of the developing countries.

The meeting is in response to prime minister Imran Khan's call in April for a global initiative on debt relief to create fiscal space for developing countries to enable them to recover from the current crisis and revive sustainable economic growth, it said.

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