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Coronavirus Update: No respite as 17 more die in Sindh

KARACHI: As many as 84 beds in the COVID-19 intensive care units (ICU) of hospitals across Sindh were vacant on June 25 when authorities in the government registered another 1,098 new cases, with 17 more deaths, pushing the tally of patients dying of the lethal

Coronavirus Update: Infection rate swings

KARACHI: Sindh witnessed ups and downs in its daily COVID-19 infection rates during the week, as authorities in the government confirmed detection of another 1,414 positive cases out of 7,400 samples during the last 24 hours ending on the morning of June 24 with new

Coronavirus Update: Testing drops in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh witnessed an extraordinary reduction in its daily testing of samples for COVID-19 on June 23, when the authorities in the government confirmed another 1,564 new cases, with 21 related deaths. Sindh in the shape of 19 designated laboratories, being run in the public

Coronavirus Update: Spike in fatality rate

KARACHI: Sindh’s overall COVID-19 fatality tally surpassed 1,100 on June 22 when the health authorities confirmed deaths of another 14 patients, including 13 having occurred at Karachi, during the last 24 hours, with detection of 1,464 new infections, which pushed the overall provincial infection tally

Coronavirus Update: Fatality rate rises in interior Sindh

KARACHI: The number of COVID-19 deaths occurring in the interior districts of Sindh increased to 162 on June 21 when the health authorities confirmed another 41 fatalities across the province, including 31 those of Karachi, with 2,275 new infection cases. This was for the first

Coronavirus Update: Sindh sets new record of single-day death

KARACHI: Karachi witnessed an average of 28 COVID-19 deaths daily during the week ending on June 19 when the health authorities confirmed yet another all days’ highest 49 deaths in Sindh, including 44 at Karachi, while setting another one-day record of 2,894 new infection, against

Coronavirus Update: Sindh records single-day highest death

KARACHI: While its daily COVID-19 infection rates appeared almost stable for last a week, Sindh confirmed its single-day highest of 48 deaths, among the patients infected with the virus on June 18, pushing the provincial fatality tally to 964. According to data provided by the

Coronavirus Update: Fatality, infection rise

KARACHI: Sindh’s overall COVID-19 fatality tally surpassed 900, including 746 patients who lost their lives in public and private hospitals across the province, with overall 59,983 infection cases on June 17 when the authorities confirmed deaths of another 30 patients during the last 24 hours.

Coronavirus Update: Karachi braces for another ‘smart lockdown’

KARACHI: While the authorities were reportedly contemplating imposition of ‘smart lockdown’ in certain highly COVID-19 ridden areas of Karachi, Sindh registered another 2,287 new infection cases, with 33 relevant deaths on June 16, taking the overall tally of lethal virus infection to 57,868 and deaths