Staff Reporter
The number of policemen affected by the coronavirus in Sindh has gone up to 151 after 36 more tested positive over the last two days. According to a spokesperson for Sindh police, at least 119 policemen are under treatment while 29 have recovered and been sent to their homes.
The spokesman said that two policemen have died due to the coronavirus so far while the condition of one sub-inspector was stated to be critical.“Covid-19 infected policemen were being looked after properly and steps being taken to this effect on daily basis,” said the spokesperson.
On the other hand, at least 709 new cases of the novel coronavirus were detected in Sindh over the past 24 hours, bringing the provincial tally of Covid-19 positive cases to 11,480, according to the provincial government’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab. In a tweet, he said nine people died from the infection during this period, taking the death toll to 189.Murtaza Wahab said 4,215 tests were conducted during the previous 24 hours against which 709 came back positive. He said 61 people recovered from the disease, taking the number of recoveries to 2,081.
Meanwhile, According to the statement issued by the Sindh health ministry, 37 new cases of the contagion have emerged, taking the total number of coronavirus to 245 with 151 in Sukkur, 93 in Karachi and one in Hyderabad. Of them, three of the patients have fully recovered from the deadly disease. The third patient, who tested negative for the virus today, is a resident of Hyderabad, and was diagnosed in Karachi.
