COVID-19 claims 9 more patients, infects 498 others

KARACHI: At least nine more patients of Coronavirus died overnight, lifting the death toll to 7,451 and 498 new cases emerged when 11,823 tests were conducted, stated by Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister (CM), Sindh, in a statement issued here recently.

He added that these deaths lifted the fatality toll to 7,451, or a 1.6 per cent death rate. The 11,823 samples were tested, which detected 498 cases that constituted a 4.2 per cent current detection rate. He added that out of 6,097,592 tests conducted so far, 460,401 patients tested positive. 431,090, or 93.6 per cent, patients had recovered until now, including 585 overnight.

The CM said that currently, 21,860 patients were under treatment. 21,503 were in home isolation, 31 at isolation centres and 326 at different hospitals. He added 321 patients was stated to be critical, including 24 that were shifted to ventilators.

As per the statement, out of 498 new cases, 102 have been detected from Karachi, including 28 from South and Korangi each, 22 East, 12 West, 8 Central and 4 Malir. Hyderabad has 114, Sujawal 26, Shaheed Benazirabad 24, Tharparkar 23, Badin 22, Shikarpur and Tando Allahyar 20 each, Matiari, Sukkur and Sanghar 19 each, Mirpurkhas 15, Dadu 14, Umerkot 13, Ghotki 12, Jacobabad 11, Tando Muhammad Khan 10, Kashmore and Larkana 2 each, Thatta 1.

The chief minister urged the province's people to strictly follow all guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs).