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Coronavirus cases in Pak jump to over 35,000, local transmission on rise

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Press Trust of India Islamabad
Last Updated : May 14 2020 | 1:20 AM IST

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday accused the Imran Khan government of failing to provide leadership and policy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as the country saw a record jump of over 2,000 cases in a single day, taking the total number of cases to over 35,000 amidst easing of lockdown.

The country's death toll from the coronavirus on Wednesday rose to 761, with 28 new fatalities.

Pakistan reported a record number of 2,255 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as the spread of the infection through local transmission showed a dangerous upward trajectory in a recent report published by the World Health Organisation Pakistan chapter

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First Published: May 14 2020 | 1:20 AM IST

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