KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday confirmed that health officials registered 320 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours.
CM Shah has expressed concerns over the increase in numbers of local transmission of coronavirus cases in Karachi.
Addressing the citizens CM Murad said “320 new cases surfaced in Sindh today and take the total number of cases in the province to 3,373. Local transmission of COVID-19 cases is increasing and all of us need to keep our eyes open to this ominous development.”
In a video statement today, Murad Ali Shah said that provincial government conducted 2097 tests of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, out of which 320 comes positive.
Coronavirus penetrates in Hyderabad, Sukkur and Larkana, Says Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah. pic.twitter.com/lfgq0PCPAZ
— Sindh Chief Minister House (@SindhCMHouse) April 22, 2020
He further said in the last 24 hours, three more people have died from COVID-19 in Sindh, adding that the death toll in the province stands at 69.
Murad Ali Shah said that out of 320 positive cases on Wednesday, the majority of the coronavirus case has been reported from Karachi. He said 715 patients have recovered from the COVID-19 while the province has overall conducted 28,249 tests, he added.
He said “Sindh has recorded the highest daily increase in number of confirmed cases today”. The lockdown imposed to control the spread of the COVID-19 should be strengthened, he added.
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