COVID: Smart lockdown imposed in Karachi's west district, several areas in Kemari.

KARACHI -- Smart lockdown on Friday has been imposed in different localities in Karachi due to increasing patients of coronavirus.

According to details, Karachi's west district and several areas in Kemari have been sealed for 14 days to avoid further spread of COVID-19.

All kind of events and business related activities have been banned in the coronavirus-hit areas in Karachi.

On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 83 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 451,494.

The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 9,164.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,972 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

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

Punjab has overtaken Sindh in most number of casualties.

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