19 more succumb to Covid in Sindh
Nearly 3,000 fresh infections emerge
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah: SCREEN GRAB
KARACHI:
The pandemic claimed 19 more lives in Sindh, which reported nearly 3,000 fresh infections on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's House, 2,076 new cases were diagnosed when 20,421 samples were tested for the contagion, indicating a detection rate of 10.2 per cent.
The provincial pandemic death toll and tally rose to 4,854 and 303,306, respectively, with the recent cases, said CM Murad Ali Shah.
Another 611 patients also recovered from the infection bringing the number of recoveries in Sindh to 278,280, he added.
As of Wednesday, 20,172 persons were under treatment in Sindh for the coronavirus. Of these, 19,347 were in home isolation, 25 at isolation centres and 800 at different hospitals. He added that the condition of 764 patients was stated to be critical, including 53 shifted to ventilators.