Sindh police constable dies contracting COVID-19

A Sindh Police officer in Karachi has died after contracting coronavirus on Tuesday, officials said.

According to the officials, the 53-year-old constable Muhammad Anees of the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell had tested positive for the COVID-19 on April 26.

The officer was asked by hospital authorities to remain in isolation at his home but his condition deteriorated a day after on early Tuesday.

Later, he was shifted to hospital, but couldn’t survive and succumbed to his illness.

So far, the deadly virus has claimed nearly 150 lives in Sindh. The number of known cases in Sindh stands at 8,189.