ISLAMABAD: 17, OCTOBER, 2020: The number of coronavirus infection in the country has reached 322,452 on Saturday after more cases were reported in different parts of the country.

According to the national database, 641 persons tested positive for the deadly virus in 24 hours.

As per sources, cases in Sindh climbed to 141,474 the highest number so far in the country, while the confirmed infections tally in Punjab stood at 101,425, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cases jumped to 38,565, in Balochistan 15,644 cases reported, Islamabad Capital Territory covid-19 cases reached 17,913, Gilgit-Baltistan tally up to 4,033, while 3,398 cases were reported in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

In addition, the country has recorded 6,638 deaths so far, after 13 fatalities were reported over the last 24 hours.

As per official data, Sindh recorded 2,574 deaths, a highest number as compared to any other province while 2,288 in Punjab, 1,265 deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 90 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 146 in Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 194 deaths and AJK recorded 81 deaths.

According to the NCOC, Pakistan has so far carried out 4,041,962 corona tests and 32,465 in last 24 hours and 306,640 patients have recovered.

Reportedly, 134494 patients have been recovered in Sindh, 97089 in Punjab, 36861 in KP, 15299 in Balochistan, 16620 in Islamabad Capital Territory, 3685 in Gilgit-Baltistan while in AJK 2592 patients have been completely recovered across Pakistan whereas 567 patients are in a critical condition across the country. (04)