KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has confirmed that 13 more patients of the COVID-19 lost their lives in a single day, after which the provincial death toll reached 268.
The chief minister in a statement said that the situation is quite shocking and people need to remain vigilant in this regard. He further said that in the past 24 hours, 4,467 tests were conducted and 674 were reported positive.
Murad Ali Shah informed that currently there are 11,518 patients under-treatment in Sindh, with 832 being treated at isolation centres, adding that there are 553 patients at hospitals in Karachi.
Shah said that at the moment there are 32 patients on ventilators, while 119 are in a critical condition across the province.
Providing a breakdown of the cases, the CM said that Karachi has 490 new cases, with 123 in East district, 113 in South, 66 in Central.
Korangi district has 59 cases, while Malir and West have 72 and 57 new infections, respectively. He said that in Sindh, Hyderabad has 55 cases while Sukkur reported 11 new infections.
Khairpur and Qamber Shahdadkot reported six new cases each, said the CM Sindh, adding that Sanghar also has three cases as of today.
He also informed in the past 24 hours, 198 patients were discharged after making a recovery from the COVID-19. The total number of recovered patients across the province is 3,804, he added.
CM Murad urged citizens to exercise caution and make sure that the Standard Operating Procedures are being followed.
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