After the deadline to illegal foreign nationals living in the country for voluntary repatriation expired on Tuesday, law enforcement agencies on Wednesday arrested dozens of illegal foreigners in.
Sindh’s Covid death toll soars past 3,300 as 32 more perish
Karachi
December 19, 2020
The novel coronavirus has claimed 32 more lives in Sindh, with the majority of deaths occurring at health facilities in Karachi, during the last 24, raising the death toll to 3,302 in the province.
As many as 1,903 more people tested positive for the infectious disease when 20,681 tests were conducted, the highest number of tests conducted in a single day, raising the number of positive cases in Sindh to 202,983, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his daily Covid-19 situation report on Friday.
He said the fatality rate dropped to 1.6 per cent in Sindh with 32 deaths overnight despite the growing number of deaths on a daily basis, adding that the national fatality rate stood at two per cent, while the global rate of 2.23 per cent.
Lockdowns extend to virus hotspots in Karachi’s East District
It is fourth district in city where pandemic-related restrictions have been imposed in a week
KARACHI:
The relevant authorities announced on Friday the imposition of micro and smart lockdowns in East district s virus hotspots.
It is the fourth district in Karachi where lockdowns have been enforced this week, with restriction already having been implemented in selected areas of Central, West and Keamari Districts.
According to a notification issued in connection with the development, the lockdowns came into force in the district on Saturday at midnight and will remain effective till December 31, 2020.