Coronavirus claims 54 Pakistani lives, infects 3,113 in one day.

ISLAMABAD -- The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 7,897 on Friday, as Pakistan has reported 54 deaths in the last 24 hours by the novel coronavirus.

According to the statistics issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) the number of positive cases has surged to 389,311, as 3,113 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Till now 168,783 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Sindh, 117,160 in Punjab, 46,281 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 17,008 in Balochistan, 28,980 in Islamabad, 6,501 in Azad Kashmir and 4,598 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Furthermore 2,945 individuals have lost their lives to the...