ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed its first death from coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan, provincial spokesperson confirmed.
According to details, victim was 90-year-old and was resident of district Chilas.
The coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged to 259 as 189 patients have been tested positive for the epidemic in Sindh, 28 in Punjab, 19 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 16 in Balochistan, four in Islamabad and three in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Globally, 164 countries have been affected, more than 8,200 people have died and more than 200,000 infected by the disease.
