Lahore, 3rd December: An alarming sign has risen when the number of active coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed the 50,000 mark on Wednesday. According to reports from National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), amid the second wave of the coronavirus across the country, another grim milestone has reached as the cases surge past 50,000 in number. The country reported 3,499 new infections in the past 24 hours, increasing the total tally to 406,810 as active cases climb to 51,654. The NCOC data shows that the pace of COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan has quickened as the tally crossed 400,000 on December 1 with at least 29,881 new cases reported in the last 10 days only. The highest number of coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours was reported in Sindh with 1,983 infections. Punjab came second with 727 new cases, Islamabad recorded 417, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 218, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 85, Balochistan 53, and Gilgit Baltistan 16. With the virus claiming 39 lives, the country’s death toll climbed to 8,205. Province wise death toll recorded 3,091 in Punjab, 2,968 in Sindh, KP has reported 1,378 deaths, AJK 173, Balochistan 169 and GB 97. The NCOC data showed 346,951 people have recovered … Continue reading COVID-19: Alarm bells ring as active cases surge past 50,000