Three coronavirus patients recover in Pakistan

Three coronavirus patients in Pakistan have been discharged from hospitals after recovery and no fatalities in the country are reported so far. The recovered patients belong to Sindh. The Ministry of National Health Services has on Saturday prepared a report over coronavirus cases in Pakistan stating that total 609 suspects were tested for the virus on Friday and 78 more samples have been sent to the laboratories. 28 patients in Pakistan have been tested positive for coronavirus so far. The sufferers include 16 from Sindh, six from Balochistan and three apiece from Islamabad and Gilgit. All patients are stable as per the report.

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