Pakistan records highest single-day COVID-19 deaths

The COVID-19 death toll in Pakistan has increased to 343 with 26 fatalities in 24 hours, the highest single-day jump, health authorities said on Thursday.

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Security Moeed Yusuf told the media that besides the new 26 deaths, there were 44 infected people in critical condition, Dawn news reported. The number of confirmed cases in the country stood at 15,521. Punjab province is the hardest-hit with 5,827 cases, closely followed by Sindh at 5,695.

Meanwhile, the government has also decided to bring back 7,500 overseas Pakistanis in the first week of May.