COVID-19: Pakistan's confirmed cases jumped to 61227, recovery rate rose to 20,231

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 61227 on Wednesday after new infections were confirmed in the country.

The province-wise break up of the total number of cases are as follows:

Total confirmed cases: 61227

• Sindh: 24,206

• Punjab: 22,037

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 8,483

• Balochistan: 3,616

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 2,015

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 651

• AJK: 219

Deaths: 1,260

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 432

• Sindh: 396

• Punjab: 381

• Balochistan: 41

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 9

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 19

• AJK: 5

Officials have recorded more than 5.7 million cases and over 355,000 deaths since the virus emerged in China in December, according to a Reuters tally.