The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached Pakistan in February 2020. Punjab is currently the region with highest number of cases at over 2,200. Multiple regions across the country have imposed lockdown until mid to 21 April to stem the outbreak. These include Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
According to a report by the federal government, Pakistan could expect 50,000 cases of disease by 25 April. A Tablighi Jamaat religious congregation which took place in Lahore in early March 2020 became a coronavirus super-spreader across the country.
Number of confirmed cases in Pakistan until today 9th April 2020
Confirmed | Recovered | Deaths |
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4601 | 727 | 66 |