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Coronavirus Update: Relief in Karachi?

KARACHI: To the disbelief of many, Karachi, the worst affected, among big cities of Pakistan, due to COVID-19 reported its daily new cases very marginally on October 11, which was 22 during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of the infections to 140,294 for

Coronavirus Update: Spike halted?

KARACHI: Though there was an impression that cases of COVID-19 were on increase again in Sindh, the authorities on October 10. confirmed an almost 50% decrease in number of samples tested for the virus across the province during the last 24 hours. The Sindh Chief

Coronavirus Update: Karachi under siege again

KARACHI: Karachi division’s COVID-19 related fatalities reached to 2,184 on October 8 when the authorities confirmed detection of another 376 infections, with six new deaths, across the province during the last 24 hours. According to official data, five of the new coronavirus related fatalities were

Coronavirus Update: Infection rate rising unabated

KARACHI: Sindh’s daily COVID-19 infection rates continued rising on October 7 when authorities confirmed 304 cases, out of 9,094 samples, with four new related fatalities during the last 24 hours. The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his daily coronavirus status statement on

Coronavirus Update: No respite in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh had no respite from COVID-19 as it registered another eight relevant deaths six at Karachi and two in other districts, with 298 new infections out of 9754 samples, during the last 24 hours ending on October 6 morning. The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed

Coronavirus Update: Infection rate rises

KARACHI: Sindh’s daily new COVID-19 infection rate rose to three percent on October 5 when the authorities confirmed detection of another 252 cases, with two relevant deaths during the last 24 hours. In his daily statement on October 5, the Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad

Coronavirus Update: Downslide shortlived

KARACHI: Down sliding of new COVID-19 cases in Sindh proved shortlived as the authorities confirmed detection of 291 more infections on October 4, with one more related fatality compared to 267 cases of October 3. The new case reporting was 361 on October 1, which

Coronavirus Update: 267 new cases in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh registered another 267 new COVID cases, out of 9,918 suspected samples on October 3, against Pakistan’s 632 new infections during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infection to 138,050 for the province. The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in

Coronavirus Update: Apprehension of momentum gain in Karachi

KARACHI: Amidst apprehension that COVID-19 was gaining momentum again in Sindh, Karachi’s daily infection rate remained almost static, though on the higher side, on October 2 when the authorities confirmed another 316 cases, with five related deaths, during the last 24 hours. The health authorities

Coronavirus Update: Sindh’s fatalities exceed 2,500

KARACHI: The COVID-19 related fatalities in Sindh crossed the figure of 2,500 on October 1 when the province registered its number of patients losing their lives to the lethal virus in double digits, with 361 new infections in the last 24 hours, after over a