49 more patients died, 2894 new cases of COVID-19 detected in Sindh: Murad Ali Shah.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that coronavirus claimed 49 more lives and infected another 2894 people in Sindh on Friday.

'The death toll stemming from coronavirus crossing the figure of 1000 has reached to 1013 and the number COVID-19 infected people has come to 65163,'

This he said in a statement issued here from CM House on Friday. Murad Ali Shah said that 13642 tests, the highest in Pakistan, were conducted over night against which 2894 cases were detected that constituted 21.2 percent detection rate. So far 354129 samples have been tested which diagnosed 65163 cases.

Talking about deaths, the chief minister said that 49 ore patients lost their lives while struggling against the virus. 'Within last 48 hours, we have lost 97 valuable lives due to coronavirus,' he said and added the situation was quite serious and painful. He added that so far 1013 patients have died which constituted 1.55 percent death rate.

The CM said that 73 percent of deaths were with comorbidities and 75 percent were more than 50 years of age. According to the CM, at present 31425 patients are under treatment, of them 29818 in home isolation, 64 at Isolation centers and 1543 at different hospitals. He added that 673 patients were in critical condition, of them 113 have been put on ventilators.

Murad Ali Shah said that 1691 more patients recovered and discharged toward normal life. The number of patients recovered so far So far has reached to 32725 which constituted 50.3 percent recovery rate, he said.

Giving district-wise break-up of the cases, the chief minister said out of 2894 new cases, 1626 belonged to Karachi. They include 471 to East, 413 South, 255 Central, 213 Malir, 150 Korangi and 124 West.

He said that Khairpur has 164, Hyderabad 64, Jamshoro 62, Ghotki 45, Sukkur 30, Larkana 29, Thatta 26, Naushehroferoze 22, Sanghar 18, Shaheed Benazirabad 17, Dadu 16, Shikarpur nine, Jacobabad and Kashmore...