The number of positive coronavirus cases in Pakistan rises to to 186,598 on Tuesday after Sindh recorded new cases.

According to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, 1,564 new cases were recorded in the province in the last 24 hours, taking the provincial tally to 72,656.

He added, the province had also recorded 21 more deaths to take the toll in the province to 1,124.

72656 cases have been registered in Sindh, 68,308 in Punjab, 22,633 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 9,587 in Balochistan, 11,219 in Islamabad, 869 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,326 in Gilgit Baltistan.

On the other hand  Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik has approved to seal 33 localities across the province including eight areas of Lahore to curb the spread of the dread virus.