The novel coronavirus claimed seven more lives and infected at least 317 people during the past 24 hours in Sindh, it was learnt on Wednesday. A statement on the daily COVID-19 situation in the province said that seven more people died from the COVID-19 during past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 2,342. 317 new coronavirus cases emerged in Sindh, taking the total number of infections across the province to 127,060. Out of the 318, 182 cases were from Karachi. Currently, 4,225 patients are under treatment, of them 234 are in critical condition, and 37 on ventilators. 252 more people recuperated from the disease during the past 24 hours as the number of people defeating the deadly virus has surged to 120,493. Earlier on August 18, a total of 318 more people had been tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Sindh over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of confirmed infections in the province to 126,743.
