Coronavirus update: As of Saturday night confirmed cases rise to 1, 496 in Pakistan

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KARACHI: As of Saturday night (11:30pm) the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached 1,496 in the country. 

After emergence of new cases, Punjab overtook Sindh with 557 confirmed infections.

Twenty-five patients have recovered so far in the country while 12 have lost their lives.

Given below is the province-wide breakup of confirmed cases across country:

In Sindh: 469

In Punjab: 557

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 180

In Balochistan: 138

In Islamabad: 39

In Gilgit-Baltistan: 111

Azad Kashmir: 02

Deaths: 12

Globally over 27, 000 people have so far died of the deadly disease.