As many as 18 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 4,909 and 1411 new cases emerged when 19,149 tests were conducted.
This was stated by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Saturday. He added that 18 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 4,909 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate.
Shah said that 19,149 samples were tested which detected 1411 cases that constituted 7.4 percent current detection rate.
He added that so far 3,934,264 tests have been conducted against which 308,101 cases were diagnosed, of them 91.2 percent or 280,997 patients have recovered, including 830 overnight.
The CM said that currently 22,195 patients were under treatment, of them 21,299 were in home isolation, 15 at isolation centers and 881 at different hospitals.
He added that the condition of 844 patients was stated to be critical, including 71 shifted to ventilators.
According to the statement, out of 1411 new cases, 780 have been detected from Karachi, including 257 from South, 247 East, 114 Central, 77 Malir, 68 Korangi and 17 West.
Hyderabad has 129, Jamshoro 40, Sukkur 38, Sanghar 36, Ghotki 35, Shaheed Benazirabad 27, Kashmore 26, Sujawal 24, Mirpurkhas and Tando Muhammad Khan 23 each, Jacobabad and Shikarpur 22 each, Larkana 21, Badin and Umerkot 20 each, Dadu 19, Matiari 18, Nausheroferoze 15, Thatta 13, Khairpur 12, TandoAllahyar 9, Kamber 1.
Murad Ali Shah urged people to abide by the SOPs issued by the government.
