Virus claims 46 more lives, infects 1, 708 others in Sindh: CM.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that COVID-19 has claimed 46 more lives overnight while infected 1,708 others.

In a statement issued here from the CM House on Monday, the chief minister said that 46 more patients lost their lives while struggling against the coronavirus, lifting the death toll to 1,572 that showed 1.6 percent death rate.

He added that 1,708 new cases were also reported when 12,479 samples were tested which showed 14 percent detection rate.

The CM said that so far 514905 samples had been tested in Sindh which led to the detection of 96,236 cases. 'The overall detection rate stands at 19 percent,' he informed.

Murad said that 679 persons had also recovered from the virus during the last one day, adding, 'The number of patients who have recovered so far has reached 53,855 showing 56 percent recovery rate,' he disclosed.

The Sindh CM further said that 40,809 patients were currently under treatment in the province, of whom 38,875 were in home isolation, 327 were at isolation centers and 1607 were at different hospitals.

He added that...