Karachi, September 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):As many as 11 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,327 and 642 new cases emerged when 12,954 tests were conducted. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Friday. He added that 11 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 7,327 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate. Mr. Shah said that 12,954 samples were tested which detected 642 cases that constituted 5 percent current detection rate.

He added that so far 5,939,408 tests have been conducted against which 453,752 cases were diagnosed, of them 93.6 percent or 424,811 patients have recovered, including 9,345 overnight. The CM said that currently 21,614 patients were under treatment, of them 21,043 were in home isolation, 30 at isolation centres and 541 at different hospitals. He added that the condition of 489 patients was stated to be critical, including 40 shifted to ventilators.

According to the statement, out of 642 new cases, 229 have been detected from Karachi, including 96 from South, 57 East, 34 Korangi, 19 Central, 16 West and 7 Malir. Hyderabad has 126, Jamshoro 33, Sanghar and Sujawal 30 each, Shaheed Benazirabad 23, Badin 18, Sukkur and Tharparkar 15 each, Ghotki and Mirpurkhas 13 each, Umerkot 12, Shikarpur 11, Dadu 10, Larkana and Tando Allahyar nine each, Tando Muhammad Khan seven, Jacobabad and Khairpur four each, Kashmore three, Naushero Feroze and Thatta one each. Murad Ali Shah urged people to abide by the SOPs issued by the government.

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