Coronavirus update: As of Wednesday noon confirmed cases rise to 2,049 in Pakistan

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KARACHI: As of Wednesday noon (12:30pm) the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached 2,049 while 26 died in the country. 

After emergence of new cases, Punjab overtook Sindh with 708 confirmed infections.

Eighty-two patients have recovered so far in the country while 26  have lost their lives.

Given below is the province-wide breakup of confirmed cases across country:

In Sindh: 679

In Punjab: 708

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 253

In Balochistan: 158

In Islamabad: 58

In Gilgit-Baltistan: 184

Azad Kashmir: 09

Deaths: 26

Globally over 42,000 people have so far died of the deadly disease.