Coronavirus updates, June 1: Latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic from Pakistan and around the world

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 72,560 on Monday after new infections were confirmed in the country.

The province-wise break up of the total number of cases as of 9:00am, June 1, is as follows:

Total confirmed cases: 72,460

• Sindh: 28,245

• Punjab: 26,240

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 10,027

• Balochistan: 4,393

• Islamabad Capital Territory: 2,589

• Gilgit-Baltistan: 711

• AJK: 255

Deaths: 1,543

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 473

• Punjab: 497

• Sindh: 481