COVID-19: Pakistan's confirmed cases jumps to 26,435, recovery rate rose to 6,464

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 26,435 on Friday after new infections were confirmed in the country.

The province-wise break up of the total number of cases are as under;

Total confirmed cases: 26,435

• Sindh: 9,691

• Punjab: 10,033

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 3,956

• Balochistan: 1,725

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 558

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 394

• AJK: 78

Deaths: 599

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 221

• Sindh: 176

• Balochistan: 24

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 3

• Punjab: 194

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 4

Officials have recorded more than 3.86 million cases and more than 268,000 deaths since the virus emerged in China in December.