The Sindh province on Saturday reported 1,624 COVID-19 cases and 17 virus-related deaths during the past 24 hours, a routine briefing on COVID-19 situation has said. 13,393 samples were taken during the past day and in return received positive results of 1,624 of them. The overall samples tested by the province stands at 2,137,976 of which 194,359 have tested positive for the virus. So far 3,149 virus-related patients have died in the province. 1,026 patients have recovered fortnight, bring the overall recoveries to 166,492. Currently there are 24,718 active COVID-19 patients in the province.Detailing the cases reported from Karachi, one of the most affected cities from COVID-19 in Sindh, 1,289 out of 1,624 fresh infection cases have been reported from the metropolis in a single day. A district-wise break-up revealed that 448 cases were reported from district South, 400 from East, 174 from Central, 122 from Malir, 104 from Korangi, and 41 from West. Pakistan has recorded 71 deaths and 2,729 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours on Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 71 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,724. 2,116 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,470 patients are in critical condition, however, no patient has been declared critical on Saturday.
