By Mukhtar Alam:

The Sindh Health department, on April 7, confirmed new coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in another 54 people in Karachi, Tando Mohammmad Khan, Hyderabad and Shaheed Benazirabad.

According to the latest data released by the provincial health department, the detection of new coronavirus patients took the tally of overall infected people in the province to 986, with 18 deaths, against a national total of 4,005, with 54 deaths.

The overall rate of coronavirus infection in Sindh came as 9.63%. The health providers collectively tested 10,233 people, including expatriates and pilgrims and those contracted the virus locally since February 26.

The overall district wise tally of positive corona patients in Sindh on April 7 was Karachi (508), Sukkur (274), Hyderabad (159), Larkana (13), Tando Muhammad Khan (12), Shaheed Benazirabad (7), Naushehro Feroze (4), Ghotki (2), Jamshoro (2), Dadu (1), Badin (1), Sujawal (1), Sanghar (1) and Jacoababad (1).