Coronavirus count jumps above 2,421 in Pakistan, death toll 32

The tally of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 2,421 and death count jumped to 32, according to the national dashboard.

The total count of COVID-19 includes 922 patients in Punjab, 761 in Sindh, 311 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 187 in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), 169 in Balochistan, 62 in Islamabad, 9 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The death toll increases up to 32 and nine patients are in critical condition.

COVID-19 cases have reached up to 964,603 worldwide and 49,240 lost their lives, whereas, recovered patients were numbered up to 203,274.

Pakistan had reported its first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) on February 26 when a 22-year-old man was tested positive for the deadly virus at a high-end private hospital in Karachi after returning from Iran.