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Nine more persons have been tested positive of novel Coronavirus in Karachi, pushing the total number of cases to 16 in PakistanSpecial Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed that nine new cases of coronavirus have emerged in Karachi, taking the total number of cases in Pakistan to 16.

Taking to twitter Mirza said that all the confirmed cases were contacts of an already confirmed case.

"Further contacts are being traced and tested."

240/ I can confirm 9 new cases of #COVID19 in Karachi. All these cases are contacts of an already confirmed case. Further contacts are being traced and tested. This makes a total of 16 cases in Pakistan.

— Zafar Mirza (@zfrmrza) March 9, 2020

Sindh Health Department on Monday has confirmed that five of the eight people who tested positive for the disease had flown back from Syria via Doha while the rest had returned from London via Dubai,  A spokesperson for the Sindh Health Department added, The first patient of coronavirus has been recovered last week and was discharged

Thus far, 16 people have been tested positive for the virus in the country.