The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 19,103 on Sunday after new infections were confirmed in the country.
The province-wise break up of the total number of cases as of 9:00am, May 3, is as follows:
Total confirmed cases: 19,103
• Sindh: 7,102
• Punjab: 7,106
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 2,907
• Balochistan: 1,172
• Islamabad Capital Territory: 393
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 356
• AJK: 67
Deaths: 440
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 172
• Sindh: 122
• Balochistan: 19
• Gilgit-Baltistan: 3
• Punjab: 120
• Islamabad Capital Territory: 4
Officials have recorded more than 3.34 million cases and more than 240,000 deaths since the virus emerged in China in December.
Read on for the latest updates from Pakistan and around the world.
Disclaimer: There may be some discrepancy in the number of confirmed cases reported at the country level due to differences in figures quoted by federal and provincial authorities.
Geo News is constantly gathering fresh information from concerned authorities and striving to keep our readers up to date with the most accurate information available.
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Maroon: Reports on new deaths in Pakistan
Green: Reports on recovered patients in Pakistan
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12:50pm - Islamabad, Pakistan — IHC to operate with limited staff after employee tests positive
The Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah issued orders regarding the safety measures taken in the court after an employee tested positive for the virus.
According to the notification, two judges will be available on Monday, while five judges have been sent home on a holiday. It added that IHC will be operational with two judges and a very limited staff for their support.
The notification stated that two single benches and one divisional bench will operate on Monday.
12:45pm - Dubai, UAE — Following Dubai, more UAE malls, restaurants reopen
Malls in the United Arab Emirates’ capital Abu Dhabi began reopening to a restricted number of customers this weekend as the UAE eases lockdown measures imposed more than a month ago to combat the novel coronavirus.
Three Abu Dhabi malls reopened on Saturday at 30% customer capacity after adopting safety measures, including installing thermal inspection devices, the government media office tweeted and Sharjah emirate said it would reopen malls on Sunday.
Malls, dine-in restaurants, and cafes in Dubai, the UAE’s business and tourism hub, had earlier resumed operations with limited capacity. Shoppers must wear face masks and gloves and keep their distance.
Sharjah emirate’s media office said malls, salons, and dine-in restaurants could resume operations on Sunday.
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12:30pm - Peshawar, Pakistan — Fatality rate a ‘flawed metric’ to judge provincial cases: Jhagra
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra has stated that judging the province’s coronavirus cases based on fatality rates was a ‘flawed metric’.
The health minister stated that the metric was flawed because no country tests enough to know actual cases. However, he said compared to the global data KP's fatality rate compares favorably with a 7% global average.
“The fatality rate only looks at patients declared positive after a test. With actual numbers much greater, the fatality rate is much lower in KP, and in all countries,” explained the minister.
The minister believes that there are differences in how countries and states report deaths. He added that in Pakistan, provinces may report differently because a common definition was never discussed, and with varying testing rates, provincial comparisons are relevant but cannot be the only comparison.
“Deaths in Pakhtunkhwa may be reflective of greater spread, rather than a higher fatality rate, in particular, because of the number of people coming back to KP from the Middle East since January, more than any other province,” said the minister. However, he urged opinion-makers and journalists to understand different interpretations of data and cautioned them not to just draw one conclusion.
“Because in a long slog, the wrong conclusions may erode our ability to fight this challenge,” warned the minister.
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“126 cases have been reported in Kharotabad. In Quetta’s ward number 5 and 9, 116 cases have been recorded, while 93 cases have been detected in ward number 6 and 7,” the health department said.
The health department further said 63 cases have been reported from Quetta’s ward number 8.
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