Corona virus updates 18 march: Cases jump to 251 in Pakistan

The province-wide break up of cases as of 6:45pm is as follows:

– Sindh – 181

– Punjab – 26

– Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – 17

– Balochistan -15

– Islamabad Capital Territory – 8

– Gilgit Baltistan – 3

-Azad kashmir  – 1

Globally, 162 countries have been affected, more than 7,000 people have died and more than 184,000 infected by the disease as it spreads rapidly to new territories.

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According to the health ministry, the new cases were reported in the northeastern Punjab, southern Sindh and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces.

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