CM Sindh orders for conducting seroprevalence study of COVID-19 in 2 UCs of South Karachi.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that, in order to assess the impact of COVID-19, a community surveillance study has been planned under which Seroprevalence studies would be conducted in two union councils of Karachi.

This was disclosed in a statement issued from the CM House on Saturday.

He said that 380 Telemedicine doctors have been deputed for follow up the patients recovered from the virus infection. He added that community surveillance was need of the hour, therefore he has directed his team to develop a Digital Assessment App. 'We have also decided to conduct Seroprevalence studies in two union councils of Karachi,' he said and added the pilot study would be conducted in Union Council Kharadar and Kehkashan of District South.

It may be noted that the Seroprevalence is the number of persons in a population who tested positive for COVID-19 based on serology specimen; often presented as percent of total specimens tested or as a proportion per 100,000 persons tested.

Disclosing the situation report of Coronavirus, the chief minister said that 46 patients have been cured against them 427 new cases emerged taking the tally of patients to 7102 in the province.

Syed Murad Ali Shah said that 3259 tests were conducted which resulted in 427 new cases. The health department has tested 61,020 tests so far, of them 11.6 percent results or 7102 patients were diagnosed as positive.

He said that 46 patients were cured and sent back to their homes. The number of the patients recovered so far comes to 1341 or 19 percent of the total patients, he said.

Syed Murad Ali Shah disclosed that four more patients died taking the death toll to...