38 more died of Coronavirus during last 24 hours

38 more died of Coronavirus during last 24 hours while 1,523 new cases also reported.

According to National Command and Operation Centre, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country have increased to 24,073.

38 more died of Coronavirus

However, 38 more people died due to Covid-19 during last 24 hours.

Thirty-eight deaths due to coronavirus and 1,523 new confirmed cases have been reported in the country during past 24 hours.

Of these, 8,640 were reported in Sindh, 9,077 in Punjab, 3,712 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,659 in Balochistan, 521 in Islamabad Capital Territory, 388 in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 76 in Azad Kashmir.

Over six thousand and four hundred patients have recovered from the virus.

Meanwhile, government is also ensuring repatriation of stranded Pakistanis.

PM’s Special Assistant Moeed Yusuf had earlier said of special flights for repatriation of Pakistanis from UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries.

PM’s special assistant said that five special flights would bring stranded citizens to Pakistan from Qatar in next two weeks.

Charter flights for stranded Pakistanis repatriation from US from May 10. The government of Pakistan all set to operate special charter flights in collaboration with the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

Initially, two special flights will operate from Washington DC – first to Islamabad on May 10 and second to Karachi on May 13.

Pakistan’s embassy in Washington said it on Thursday.

GTV