5000 cases registered in three days of Eid over SOPs violations.

LAHORE -- Over 5000 cases have been registered while 487 challans of cars and motorcycles have been carried out in three days of Eid-ul-Fitr in Lahore due to violation of coronavirus standard operating procedures (SOPs).

According to details, 78 first information reports (FIR) have also been filed against public transporters for not implementing guidelines.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 76 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 877,130. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 19,543.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,379 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 9,367 individuals have...