KARACHI: Coronavirus has claimed six more lives lifting the death toll to 4,593 while 923 new cases emerged throughout the Sindh province on Saturday.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday informed that six more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 4,593 that constituted a 1.7 percent death rate.
The chief minister said that out of 12,104 samples tested overnight 923 new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed positive that constituted a 7.6 percent current detection rate.
So far 3,549,387 tests have been conducted against which 277,592 cases were diagnosed, he added. Of the 94.4 percent or 262,138 patients have recovered, including 267 overnight, he said.
Currently, 10,861 patients were under treatment; of them, 10,263 were in home isolation, 10 at isolation centers and 498 at different hospitals the CM informed.
 Murad Ali Shah said that the condition of 464 patients was stated to be critical, including 52 who were shifted to ventilators.
According to the CM, out of 923 new cases, 559 have been detected from Karachi which included 267 from district East, 107 South, 73 Central, 69 Malir, 25 Korangi and 18 from district West.
Hyderabad district has 95, Thatta 64, Sukkur 41, Larkana 25, Matiari 22, Shikarpur 20, Jamshoro 17, Sujawal 14, Kamber-Shahdadkot 12, Ghotki 8, Khairpur 7, Tando Muhammad Khan 5, Shaheed Benazirabad 4, Mirpurkhas 3, Dadu, Sanghar and Kashmore 2 each and Badin and Nausheroferoze 1 each.
Earlier in the day, President Dr Arif Alvi, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Federal Ministers Asad Umar have directed authorities concerned to implement the standard operating procedures (SOPs) by taking strict action against the violators in Sindh province.
A high-level meeting on the third wave of coronavirus and implementation of precautionary steps was held at the Governor House Karachi under the chairmanship of President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday.
Asad Umar said that the detection rate was on the rise in the province and the situation of the plague was also worsening at the international level. Most of the countries had started imposing lockdown restrictions again, he added.
Umar said that the spread of COVID-19 in the country was becoming alarming, and the current endemic is more deadly than ever as it is spreading very fast.
There had been a significant amplify in cases of the virus due to which the supply of oxygen to hospitals was now under pressure, he informed.
He further informed that the ratio of serious patients is presently more than 30% as compared to June last year, so the public is being repeatedly appealed to take precautions or they may be forced to lockdown. He also directed to take action against those who do not implement the SOPs.
