Sindh reports over 2000 COVID-19 cases

SINDH: Sindh Spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has announced during the last 24 hours the province reported 2,428 new COVID-19 cases.

On a social media website Twitter, the spokesman said 11,000 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. So far, Sindh has tested 277,054 people out of which 49,256 have tested positive.

Wahab further said that 17 more people have died due to COVID-19. The provincial death toll has jumped to 793.

Following information is relevant to assess the situation of #COVIDー19 in Sindh as of 12th June:

Total Tests 277,054 (today 11,356)
Positive Cases 49,256 (today 2,428)
Recovered Cases 23,113
Deaths 793 (TODAY 17)

In last 24 hours, 1,066 people have recovered in Sindh.

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) June 12, 2020

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has surged to 125,933, while the death toll stands at 2,459.

According to the National Command and Control Center (NCOC), more than 6,397 cases of coronavirus were reported while 107 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours.

As many as 40,247 patients have recovered from the disease, while the country is still witnessing a consistent rise in the COVID-19 cases.

Out of a total of 2,459 deaths, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 632 deaths, Sindh 776, Balochistan 75, Gilgit-Baltistan 15, Punjab 890, Azad Kashmir 09 and Islamabad Capital Territory has reported 62 deaths.

Earlier, on 10th June, Special Assistant to PM on National Health Services Dr. Zafar Mirza had said the government is pursuing a holistic strategy to combat coronavirus.

In a statement with reference to the WHO letter, he said: “We have made the best sovereign decisions in the best interest of our people. He said we have to make tough policy choices to strike a balance between lives and livelihoods.”

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week recommended that Pakistani authorities reimpose a strict, intermittent lockdown targeting localities with high coronavirus spread, as cases in the South Asian country increase exponentially since most restrictions were lifted last month.