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Islamabad, April 23, 2020 (PPI-OT): The total number of coronavirus infection cases in the country has reached 10,513. These include Punjab, 4590, Sindh, 3373, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1453, Balochistan 552, Islamabad Capital Territory 204, Gilgit-Baltistan 290, and Azad Kashmir 51 cases.
According to National Command and Operation Center, so far 2,337 patients of Coronavirus have been recovered, while 224 died (Sindh: 69, Punjab: 58, KP: 83, ICT: 03, Balochistan: 08 and GB: 03) and 60 others are in a critical condition.
124,549 tests have been conducted since outbreak of the pandemic. Local transmission is 79 percent and foreign travel 21 percent. The government has made ready 717 hospitals with Covid facilities with 2779 patients admitted across the country.
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