COVID-19 claims 2 more patients, infects 318 others 

Karachi, October 20, 2021 (PPI-OT):As many as 2 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,536 and 318 new cases emerged when 14,396 tests were conducted. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Wednesday. He added that 2 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 7,536 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate.

Mr. Shah said that 14,396 samples were tested which detected 318 cases that constituted 2.2 percent current detection rate. He added that so far 6,271,612 tests have been conducted against which 465,818 cases were diagnosed, of them 96 percent or 446,831 patients have recovered, including 113 overnight. The CM said that currently 11,451 patients were under treatment, of them 11,195 were in home isolation, 29 at isolation centres and 227 at different hospitals. He added that the condition of 226 patients was stated to be critical, including 14 shifted to ventilators.

According to the statement, out of 318 new cases, 69 have been detected from Karachi, including 37 from East, 11 Central, 7 Korangi, 5 South and West each, and 4 Malir. Hyderabad has 34, Thatta 25, Sanghar 24, Jamshoro 23, Badin 17, Naushero Feroze 16, Tharparkar 14, Matiari, Shaheed Benazirabad and Mirpurkhas 13 each, Ghotki and Shikarpur 12 each, Sukkur 10, Tando Allahyar and Umerkot 8 each, Kashmore 1. The chief minister urged people of the province to follow SOPs.

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