KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has urged citizens to observe strict compliance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) as various union councils of district East, Korangi, West, South, Malir and Central Karachi have been declared as COVID-19 hotspots.
In a statement issued from CM House on Tuesday, Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 2287 more persons have been tested positive while 33 patients died rising the death toll to 886.
Providing district-wise break-up of the cases, Murad Ali Shah said that out of 2287 new cases, 1436 belonged to Karachi. They include 449 East, 387 South, 260 Central, 113 Malir, 91 Korangi 91 and 86 West.
The chief minister said that 11819 samples were tested against which 2287 new cases were detected that constituted a 20 percent result. He further said as many as 319231 tests have been conducted which diagnosed 57868 cases all over Sindh.
CM Murad said that 33 more patients died overnight lifting the death toll to 29245 that constituted a 1.5 percent death rate. Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 27737 patients were under treatment, of them 26170 in-home isolation, 69 at Isolation Centers and 1498 at different hospitals.
The CM Sindh disclosed that 633 patients were in critical condition, of them 109 have been shifted on ventilators. According to Syed Murad Ali Shah, 1230 patients recovered and returned to normal life. The number of patients recovered so far has reached 29,245 that constitutes a 50 percent recovery rate in the province.
CM Murad said Hyderabad has 85 new cases, Ghotki 72, Badin 40, Larkana 33, Jamshoro 23, Shikarpur 21, Naushehroferoze 18, Sanghar and Dadu 15 each, Khairpur and Sukkur 13 each, Matiari and Kashmore 11 each, Mirpurkhas nine, Jacobabad eight, Kambar seven, Thatta four, Tando Allahyar and Umerkot three each and Sujawal and Tando Mohammad Khan one each.
“The Sindh government has engaged around 500 doctors all over Sindh to keep in touch with patients in home isolation and provide them treatment,” he said and added in case of emergency they were being shifted to hospitals.
The chief minister urged the citizens to follow SOPS and avoid going out of their home without any solid reason.
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