Pakistan coronavirus death toll rises to eight

One more patient died of the novel coronavirus in Pakistan on Wednesday, the federal government confirmed on its website.

This brought the countrywide death toll from the virus to
eight.

Pakistan has so far reported more than 1,000 confirmed cases
of the virus. Sindh has the highest 413 known cases.

Provincial governments have imposed lockdowns in an attempt
to contain the pandemic.

The number of deaths around the world from the virus stands
at 19,246, according to an AFP tally.

More than 427,940 declared cases have been registered in 181
countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in
December.

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