The total number of coronavirus in Pakistan have surged to 24,041 after more than 1,500 cases were reported on Wednesday, 6 May 2020, by respective provincial departments for the mentioned date. Apart from cases 38 more fatalities were also reported bringing the country’s death toll to 564.
Sindh reported nine more fatalities due to coronavirus according to Senator Murtaza Wahab the Provincial Health and Population Welfare Department in their daily updates on Twitter. This brought the provincial death toll to 157.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department also reported nine more fatalities that brought the provincial death toll to 203.
Balochistan government also issued their daily situation report according to which there was one more death which brought the total fatalities of the province to 21.
However, there were four more cases reported later by Balochistan Government Spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani but no more fatalities.
Punjab reported 19 more fatalities according to the daily report by the Provincial Disaster and Management Authority (PDMA). This brings the provincial death toll to 175
There have been no more deaths in Gilgit Baltistan and the number of cases also remains under control and the recovery rate high.
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Here is province wise breakdown of coronavirus cases in Pakistan as of 1:00am on 7 May 2020.
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan (Province Breakdown)
| Province | Cases | Deaths |
| Sindh | 8640 | 157 |
| Punjab | 9077 | 175 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 3712 | 203 |
| Balochistan | 1663 | 22 |
| Islamabad | 485 | 4 |
| Gilgit Baltistan | 388 | 3 |
| AJK | 76 | |
| TOTAL | 24041 | 564 |
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Global Update
The total number of coronavirus cases globally have surged past 3.79 million and the global death toll has topped 262,500. United States remains the most affected country which has had the most cases as well as fatalities.
Here are the top 10 most affected countries with a their coronavirus figures:
| Country | Cases | Deaths |
| United States | 1,249,791 | 73,633 |
| Spain | 253,682 | 25,857 |
| Italy | 214,457 | 29,684 |
| UK | 201,101 | 30,076 |
| France | 174,191 | 25,809 |
| Germany | 167,575 | 7,190 |
| Russia | 165,929 | 1,537 |
| Turkey | 131,744 | 3,520 |
| Brazil | 121,600 | 8,022 |
| Iran | 101,650 | 6,418 |
Apart from the United States Russia is now also seeing a rapid increase in the number of cases being reported as the virus reaches in peak in the country.
UK has now become the country with second highest death toll followed by the United States and the highest death toll in Europe.
Read more: COVID-19: UK death toll reaches over 32,000 – highest in Europe.
