Pakistan Reports 484 New COVID-19 Cases in Last 24 Hours
As many as 484 new coronavirus cases while two more deaths reported in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated on Sunday.
As per the details, 285,898 COVID-19 patients have recovered from infection across the country so far, whereas 6,260 active cases have remained left.
According to the data released by NCOC, at least 1,025 patients are under treatment across the country, 85 are on ventilators.
Meanwhile, in Sindh, not a single COVID-19 related death reported for the first time in 5 months.
Chief Minister House, Sindh issued a statement saying that no virus fatalities in the last 24 hours, while the provincial death toll stands at 2,422. Sindh has reported 230 new Covid-19 cases, taking the provincial total to 130,483.
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More than 2,100 people recover from the virus in the last 24 hours, according to the statement.
“Not a single death was reported in the province due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours which is a very good sign. It is the first time since March 19 that we have not lost any life because of Coronavirus infection in the province. Unfortunately, we have 230 new cases of COVID-19, raising the total number of cases to 130,483 in the province,” Said CM Murad Ali Shah said in his daily COVID-19 situation report on Saturday.
According to the CM, 9,738 samples were tested over 24 hours, taking the tally to 130,483, while Saturday proved to be the lucky day when no death was reported.
In percentage terms, this constitutes a 2% current detection rate.
CM Shah said that currently, 1,897 patients were being treated including 1,578 in-home isolation, six at isolation centers, and 313 in different hospitals. While the condition of 157 patients was critical, including 16 who are on ventilators.
Out of 230 new cases, 120 were from Karachi, he said. They included 38 South, 32 East, 27 Korangi, 12 Central, six Malir, and five West. Mirpurkhas has 14 cases, Hyderabad eight, Badin seven, Qamabr, and Shaheed Benazirabad five each, Dadu four, Larkana, Naushehroferoze, Shikarpur, and Umerkot three each, Jamshoro, Khairpur, Sukkur, and Thatta two each and Ghotki and Jacobabad once each.
