COVID19::: Pakistan leads South Asia with the Highest number of Coronavirus cases – .733

COVID19: Pakistan leads South Asia with the highest number of coronavirus cases – 733..

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LAHORE – Pakistan now leads the region with the highest number of coronavirus cases in South Asia, a total of 733 till Saturday night, according to government data....

On March 18 (Wednesday), authorities confirmed the country's first two fatalities from COVID-19, as the illness is officially known. Third death was reported March 20 (Friday) in the biggest city Karachi, capital of Sindh province which has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country....

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Total confirmed cases: 733

• Sindh: 396
• Punjab: 137
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 31
• Balochistan: 103
• Islamabad Capital Territory: 10
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 55
• AJK: 1

Recovered: 5

Deaths: 3

Updated as of 12:10am, 22 Mar, 2020 

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New cases emerged Saturday in all four provinces – Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab....

Sindh remains the worst affected province with a total of 396 cases. A total of 89 new patients have tested positive for the virus in Sukkur, the provincial health department said on Saturday. On Friday, provincial Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho confirmed the death of a 77-year-old man, saying the patient was a cancer survivor and had other medical problems like hypertension and diabetes but didn't have any travel or contact history....

Also today, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar confirmed there are 137 cases in Punjab....
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