KP confirms its first 15 cases of coronavirus
The health minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has confirmed that 15 people out of the 19 who arrived to the province from Taftan, Iran have tested positive for coronavirus. They have been put in quarantine in DI Khan.
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Just received news that 15 of 19 individuals received in KP from Taftan have tested positive for Corona Virus. These are the first positive cases in KP.
They are being well looked after in quarantine in an isolated facility in DI Khan. More details soon.
This recent development comes after a suspected coronavirus patient died in Peshawar this morning. The patient was awaiting results of his coronavirus test but tested negative for the virus.
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The total tally of the cases in Pakistan has increased to 118 nationwide with 88 in Sindh, 10 in Balochistan, 1 in Punjab, 5 in Gilgit Baltistan and 2 in Islamabad.