Coronavirus cases toll in Sindh soars to 292

KARACHI: The tally of coronavirus cases in Sindh has risen to 292, including 60 of local transmission in the province.

 Sindh Secretary Health informed that the number of coronavirus cases in Sindh had reached 292. They include 102 in Karachi and Hyderabad, 105 of Sukkur phase-I and 104 of Sukkur phase-II.

 The health department has conducted 2209 tests, of 1852 have been declared as negative and 359 as positive.

 Secretary Health said the first case was reported on February 2, 2020, 10 cases on March 9, and 25 on March 19.

This is a serious trend and “we would have to observe self-isolation which is the only way out to keep ourselves secure,” he said.

According to daily reports of suspects patients, 1874 suspects were identified by government hospitals, of them 21 were found to be fit for test. The private hospitals reported 702 cases and five of them were selected for the test.

He said that 220 bedded hospital Kharadar with seven ventilators and 23 ICU/CCU had been maintained.

He pointed out that 2366 nurses were being hired within the next two days, of them 300 would be posted at Expo Center and 690 in the other 23 districts.

Update of #Covid_19 cases in #Sindh as on 21.03.2020

Karachi:
-Positive: 105
-Cured: 3
-Deaths: 1
-60 cases out of 105 in Karachi are of Local Transmission

Pilgrims Sukkur:
-Positive: 187
-Negative: 527

Total Cases in Sindh: 292
Patients Under Treatment: 288#SindhHealth

— Health, SW, PHE & RD Department, Sindh (@SindhHealthDpt) March 21, 2020

Sindh remains the worst affected province from the coronavirus with a total of 292 cases. Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar has confirmed that 137 coronavirus cases have been reported in the province so far.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has informed that the number of cases in the province stands at 27 after four new patients were reported. Three of four new cases had travel history while the other is a contact of previously confirmed cases.

The total number of confirmed cases in Gilgit-Baltistan rose to 55 from the previous total of 30, as 25 new cases were reported in the region.

In Balochistan, the chief secretary of the province had informed that the confirmed cases of coronavirus had reached 104.