Sindh Reports 274 New Coronavirus Cases and 8 more Deaths

Sindh has reported 274 new coronavirus cases and 8 more deaths on Saturday.

As being reported, the condition of 357 patients is stated to be critical, including 48 shifted to ventilators.

According to a statement issued by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, the provincial death toll has surged to 4,343 that constituted a 1.6 percent death rate.

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According to the CM. 11,225 samples were tested which detected 274 cases that constituted 2.4 percent current detection rate.

He added that so far 3,009,634 tests have been conducted against which 258,003 cases were diagnosed, of the 93.6 percent or 241,480 patients have recovered, including 224 overnight.

The CM said that currently, 12,180 patients were under treatment, while 11,780 were in home isolation, 7 at isolation centers, and 393 at different hospitals.

According to the statement, out of 274 new cases, 147 have been detected from Karachi.

The cases from the metropolis include 63 from East, 30 South, 19 Korangi, 15 Central, 17 West, and 3 Malir.

Throughout the province, Hyderabad has 29, 14 Badin, Dadu 9, Khairpur, Sanghar and Matiari 7 each, Larkana 6, Sujawal and Thatta 5 each, Kamber, Umerkot and Tando Allahyar 4 each, Ghotki, Tando Muhammad Khan and Jacobabad 3 each, Nausheroferoze and Sukkur 2 each.

The chief minister has urged the people to follow SOPs.