Sindh reports 74 deaths; highest one-day figures since pandemic began.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the coronavirus has hit new highs by claiming 74 more lives during the last 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 1,343 while 1,539 new cases were also reported during the period under review.

In a statement issued here from the CM House on Monday, Murad Shah said that 74 more patients died overnight. 'These are the highest one-day casualty figures reported so far since the first death from COVID-19 came to light on March 19,' he said, and added that he was saddened to disclose the death rate had increased from 1.5 percent to 1.6 percent. He, on the occasion, expressed condolences with the bereaved families.

The CM said that 8,464 samples were tested which led to the detection of 1,539 new cases of corona that showed 19.6 percent detection rate. 'The provincial government has conducted 443757 tests so far which have helped identify 81,985 cases,' Sindh CM said, and added, 'Of these patients, 45,616 have recovered, including 1,093 those who recovered overnight. The recovery rate now stands at 55.6 percent which is quite encouraging.'

According to CM, currently there are 35,026 patients under treatment, of...