Corona cases in Pakistan rose to 275,225, recovery rate rose to 242,436

The number of confirmed Corona cases in Pakistan rose to 275,225 on Tuesday after new infections were confirmed in the country.

 Total: 275,225

• Sindh: 118,824

• Punjab: 92,279

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 33,510

• Balochistan: 11,624

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 14,938

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 2,010

• AJK: 2,040

Deaths: 5,865

• Punjab: 2,125

• Sindh: 2,162

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1,180

• Balochistan: 136

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 165

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 48

• AJK: 49

RECOVERED: 242,436 

Washington: COVID-19 deaths rise for third week, new cases drop 2%

Deaths from the coronavirus in US rose for a third week in a row to more than 6,300 people in the seven days, though the number of new cases fell 2%, dropping for the first time after rising for five weeks.

Fifteen states have reported weekly increases in deaths for at least two consecutive weeks, according to the Reuters tally of state and county reports. In Texas, more than 1,000 people died in the last seven days, or 20% of the state’s more than 5,000 total deaths.

There were nearly 460,000 new COVID-19 cases reported last week, according to the analysis.