Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered

Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday surpassed China, the first epicentre of the coronavirus, after a record 4,688 new cases were registered during the last 24 hours to take the tally to 85,246.

China with 84,160 patients has been placed at 18th position, one step lower than Pakistan, according to the data of Johns Hopkins University.

CoronavirusOn Thursday, the Ministry of National Health Services said till now Pakistan has witnessed the deaths of 1,770 patients with Covid-19, including 82 in the last 24 hours.

The country registered 4,688 new Covid-19 cases during the period, the highest in a single day, the ministry said.

Sindh so far reported 32,910 patients of coronavirus, Punjab 31,104, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 11,373, Balochistan 5,224, Islamabad 3,544, Gilgit-Baltistan 824 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir reported 285 cases of the viral disease.

corona virus On the positive side a record 20,167 tests were done in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests conducted so far to 615,511.

The coronavirus epidemic, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan last year, has infected over 6,511,000 people and killed over 3,86,000 across the world.