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KARACHI: Sindh today (Thursday) has reported 17 deaths from coronavirus and 556 new infections in the past 24 hours, the highest daily jump in infections since end-July.
According to a statement, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said that the province’s death rate stands at 1.8 percent, bumping the death toll up to 2,664 and infections toll to 148,343.
The Chief Minister further informed that out of the 148,343 cases, 139,866 have recovered, adding that it translates into a 95% recovery ratio. “Almost 5,813 patients were under treatment of which 5,534 are in self-isolation, four at isolation centres, and 275 at different hospitals, he added.
Murad Ali Shah also said that the condition of 201 patients was critical, and among them 30 had been shifted to ventilators. Meanwhile, of the 556 new infections, the major chunk, 416, was reported in Karachi.
He said that 170 cases had been recorded in East, 163 in South, 43 in Central, 17 in Korangi, 15 in Malir, and eight in West district.
Earlier in the day, Sindh’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab had urged citizens to implement coronavirus safety measures as the province’s positivity ratio surged to 6.6 percent.