Coronavirus cases in Pakistan for 18 May, 2020 - Update

The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 43,926 while the country’s death toll has reached 937. There were 1,851 more cases reported on Monday (18 May 2020) along with 33 more fatalities.

Sindh reported three more fatalities according to the coronavirus update provided by the Provincial Health and Population Welfare Department. This brings the provincial death toll to 280.

Update of #Covid_19 in #Sindh as on 18.05.2020

#SindhHealth #CoronaVirusPakistan pic.twitter.com/dXGIjlX1pq
— Health and Population Welfare Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) May 18, 2020

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department reported 16 more fatalities according to their daily COVID-19 update. This brings the total number of deaths in KP to 334 which is the highest of provinces in the country.

169 new cases confirmed (41 from quarantine centers) taking the total to 6,230 in KP. 16 new deaths were reported (12 Peshawar, 1 each in Swabi, Swat, Buner, D I Khan) taking the total to 334. 161 new patients recovered taking total to 1,944 in KP. Active cases at 3,952. pic.twitter.com/px1oTcUd5W
— Health Department KP (@HealthKPGovt) May 18, 2020

Punjab reported 13 more deaths according to the daily update provided by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). This brings the total number of fatalities in Punjab to 273.

15,976 individuals have been infected with #COVID19 in Punjab till 10 pm May 18, 20. 630 new cases have been detected, 5,365 tests conducted and 13 more lives have been lost in the province in last 24 hours. 273 lives have been lost in the province during #CoronavirusPandemic pic.twitter.com/7wqzQH0Z7H
— PDMA Punjab Official (@PdmapunjabO) May 18, 2020

Balochistan reported one more fatality according to the Daily Situation Report issued by the Balochistan Health Department. The provincial death toll has reached 38.

There were no new deaths reported in Gilgit Balistan. However, the Health Department reported 10 more coronavirus cases.

District wise distribution of cases of Covid-19 in Gilgit-Baltistan@DCNagarGB @AstoreDeputy @DCDiamer @DCNagarGB @DCGhanche @DKharmang @deputy_hunza @DCGILGIT @DC_Ghizer #FightCorona #CoronaFreeGB #InshaAllah pic.twitter.com/uaa5xmdXV4
— Health Department Gilgit-Baltistan (@HealthDeptGB) May 18, 2020

Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 12:30am on 19 May 2020.

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)

Province	Cases	Deaths
Sindh	17241	280
Punjab	15976	273
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	6230	334
Balochistan	2820	38
Islamabad	997	7
Gilgit Baltistan	550	4
AJK	112	1
TOTAL	43926	937

TOTAL RECOVERED: 11922

Global Update

The total number of coronavirus cases globally have surged past 4.86 million along with a death toll of over 318,500. Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:

Country	Cases	Deaths
United States	1,540,610	91,539
Russia	290,678	2,722
Spain	278,188	27,709
UK	246,406	34,796
Brazil	245,595	16,370
Italy	225,886	32,007
France	179,927	28,239
Germany	177,268	8,119
Turkey	150,593	4,171
Iran	122,492	7,057