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Pakistan -Coronavirus death toll at 21, infections rises to 1,650

The coronavirus death toll in Pakistan rose to 21 on Monday, while the number of COVID-19 cases reached 1,650, according to the country’s top health official.

State Minister for Health Zafar Mirza said four new fatalities were reported in the northeastern Punjab and southern Sindh provinces, and the northern Gilgit Baltistan region.

“So far, seven people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in Sindh, six in Punjab, five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, two in Gilgit Baltistan, and one in Balochistan,” Mirza said at a news conference.

Of the total 1,650 COVID-19 patients in Pakistan, 783 are under treatment in hospitals, with 10 of them in critical condition, according to the minister.

He said 28 patients have completely recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far.

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