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Pakistan: Sindh reports 9 more cases of coronavirus; national tally at 246

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Pakistan's southern province of Sindh reported nine more cases of the novel coronavirus, surging the tally to 181, provincial spokesperson Murtaza Wahab said on Wednesday.

A total of 246 people have been infected from COVID-19, including 143 pilgrims who returned to Sukkur from the Iran-Pakistan border at Taftan, as per a report by Dawn.

The eastern province of Punjab has reported 26 cases, Balochistan 16, capital Islamabad 2, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 16.

Globally, the virus has infected nearly 185,000 people and killed more than 7500 deaths, as per the latest data available on the World Health Organisation website.

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First Published: Mar 18 2020 | 2:25 PM IST

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