Death toll from virus in Sindh reaches 964 as 48 more die: Murad.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah said here on Thursday that the coronavirus claimed 48 more lives in the province during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 964, while 2,286 new cases were detected, increasing the tally to 62,269.

In a statement issued from the CM House, the chief minister said that the last 24 hours [between Wednesday and Thursday] proved to be the worst in terms of number of deaths from the virus. 'It has hurt me so much because the number of deaths is the highest in a day so far,' he said, and added the death toll had reached 964.

He further said that the government had increased its testing capacity from 80 tests per day to 11,000. 'Overnight 11,044 tests were conducted which led to the identification of 2,286 new cases,' he said, and added the number of new cases were on the rise all over Sindh.

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Murad said that so far 340487 tests had been conducted which led to the detection of 62,269 cases that constituted 18 percent positive results. 'This is one of the highest ratios and need to be controlled strictly,' he said.

According to the CM, 1,341 more patients recovered in Sindh during the last one day, increasing the number of patients recovering so far to 31,034 which...

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