Sindh registers deadliest day of COVID-19 with 48 more deaths: Murad.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Thursday 48 more people died of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours - the highest number of fatalities in the province since the outbreak of the virus.

In a statement on the coronavirus situation, he said the number of people who have succumbed to the virus in Sindh has soared to 964. 2,286 new cases of the coronavirus emerged, raising the provincial tally to 62,269, he added.

CM Murad said 2,286 new infections were detected when 11,044 tests were conducted over the previous 24 hours. Thus far, 340,487 tests have been conducted in the province, he disclosed.

He said 664 patients are in critical condition, of them 97 are on ventilators.

CM Murad Ali Shah said a total of 28,705 patients are in...

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