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Coronavirus cases in Pak increases to 17,699 with 408 deaths

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : May 02 2020 | 12:34 AM IST

Pakistan on Friday reported 882 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 17,699 with 408 deaths, the health ministry said.

The Ministry of National Health Services said 23 deaths were reported, taking the death toll to 408.

Punjab reported 6,340 cases, Sindh 6,675, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 2,799, Balochistan 1,136, Islamabad 343, Gilgit-Baltistan 340 and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir reported 66 cases, according to the latest data released by the ministry.

Among the high profile politicians tested positive for the deadly virus include Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, apart from Governor of Pakistan's southern Sindh province Imran Ismail, a very close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan

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First Published: May 02 2020 | 12:34 AM IST

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