Coronavirus takes 15 more lives in Sindh  

Karachi: At least 15 more patients of Coronavirus passed away overnight, lifting the death toll to 7,442 and 637 new cases from 15,510 tests conducted, said Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister, Sindh, in a statement issued recently. 

He added that 15 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives, lifting the death toll to 7,442 that constituted a 1.6 per cent death rate.  

637 out of 15,510 samples tested positive for the virus, constituting a 4.1 per cent current detection rate. So far, 6,085,769 tests have been conducted overall, out of which459,903 cases were diagnosed positive. 430,505 patients, or 93.6 per cent, have recovered, including 517 overnight.   

The CM said that currently, 21,956 patients were under treatment; of them, 21,582 were in home isolation, 343 were at different hospitals, and 31 patients were in Isolation Centers. He added that the condition of 326 patients was stated to be critical, including 27 shifted to ventilators.  

According to the statement, out of 637 new cases, 96 have been detected from Karachi, including 42 from East, 33 South, nine each Central and Korangi, two Malir and one West. Hyderabad has 165, Badin 56, Jamshoro 40, Matiri 31, ShaheedBenazirabad 30, NausheroFeroze 29, Tando Allahyar 27, Dadu and Tharparkr 19 each, Mirpurkhas 18, Shikarpur 16, Sukkur and Thatta 14 each, Sanghar 13, Larkana, Ghotki and Umerkot 11 each, Jacobabad eight, Khairpur two and Tando Muhammad Khan one. 

The chief minister urged the people of the province to follow SOPs and adhere to guidelines strictly.