2275 cases of COVID-19 detected, 41 more patients died : CM Sindh.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that overnight 13,890 samples were tested which diagnosed 2275 cases constituting 17 per cent result while 41 more patient succumbed to the virus lifting the death toll to 1089.

'Our testing capacity is the highest n Pakistan and we are still working hard to further enhance the capacity,' he said in a statement issued here from the CM House on Sunday.

According to the CM Sindh, 13890 tests were conducted overnight which detected 2275 new cases.

'The figure shows 17 percent result which is lower during the last one week that have been constituting 21 to 24 percent result,' he said and added this might be the result of selective lockdown.

Syed Murad Ali Shah said that so far 378,849 samples had been tested against which 69.628 cases had been detected all over the province that came to 18.4 percent result.

The CM said that 41 more patients died overnight and the number of deaths stemming from COVID-19 had reached to 1089 constituting 1.5 percent death rate. He added that 2166 more patients recovered and returned to normal life and the number of patients recovered so far had reached to 36,278 that came to 52.2 percent recovery rate.

Syed Murad Ali Shah said, 'Alhamdulliah, our recovery rate has been recorded at 52.2 percent and death rate at 1.5 percent but still we have to improve our recovery rate and...