Karachi registered 312 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, according to a statement issued from the Chief Minister House — the city’s lowest single-day total of new infections in over two months. The last time the metropolis had reported this low a daily figure of new cases was on May 6, when it recorded 339 infections. Daily cases have been on the decline in Karachi, the country’s worst-affected city, since last month, when it reported daily numbers well above 2,000 cases. 1,089 new cases of the novel coronavirus were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of infections in the province to 106,622. A statement on the coronavirus situation said that 31 more people succumbed to Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 1,826. 40,967 coronavirus patients are undergoing treatment in the province, including 398 at isolation centres and 39,375 at their homes. 1194 COVID-19 patients are admitted at the hospitals and out of these patients, 722 are in critical condition. 121 patients are on ventilators in the province. 1871 more COVID-19 patients recuperated today, taking the number of recovered patients to 63,829 in the province. 8929 tests were conducted in Sindh during past 24 hours and overall number of tests in the province has reached to 584,596. Among 1713 fresh cases in Sindh, 312 were detected in Karachi including 105 in Karachi South district, 80 in Karachi East, 48 new cases in District Central, 32 in Malir, 32 in Korangi and 15 positive cases in Karachi East. Meanwhile, 127 fresh cases were reported in Ghitki, 106 in Shaheed Benazirabad, 73 in Sukkur, Dadu 58, Hyderabad 37 and Shikarpur 44.
