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KARACHI: Sindh has reported as many as 1,489 new infections of the novel coronavirus and 23 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the provincial tally of infections to 192,735 and deaths to 3,132.
In a statement, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah informed that a total of 11,537 samples were tested, out of which 1,489 or 12.9 percent turned out to be positive.
Meanwhile, almost 862 patients recovered over the past 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries to 165,466 patients. The Chief Minister also informed that 2,4137 patients are under treatment at present.
He added the condition of 777 patients is stated to be critical while 94 of them have been put on ventilators. Out of the total 1,489 fresh cases, 1,067 were detected in Karachi, including 364 in South, 341 East, 150 Central, 88 Korangi, 63 West and 61 Malir.
Hyderabad reported 45 cases, Badin and Shaheed Banzirabad 22 each, Mirpurkhas 17, Jamshoro, Tando Allahyar and Thatta 15 each. In the past 24 hours, three doctors have lost their lives battling with the novel coronavirus in Karachi.
According to the Sindh health department, a retired doctor of Jinnah Hosptial, Dr Tahir Amin, Dr Waseem-u-ddin who was working at a private clinic in the port city and former DG health Dr Abdul Sattar lost their lives to the COVID-19.