Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan top 20,000; death toll at 457

Pakistan's coronavirus tally crossed 20,000 after 981 new patients were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of National Health Services said 17 patients died in this period, taking the total toll to 457. So far, 5,114 people have recovered from the deadly virus, the ministry said. Out of the total 20,084 coronavirus patients in the country, 7,494 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country's eastern Punjab province, 7,465 in southern Sindh province, 3,129 in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,172 in southwest Balochistan, and 393 in capital Islamabad, reported Xinhua news agency.

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