By Mukhtar Alam:

The number of coronavirus infected districts in Sindh increased to 11 as the virus affected at least 10 persons in Ghotki, Jamshoro, Badin and Tando Mohammad Khan, while the total reported cases remained 830, with three new deaths on April 3.

According to the Sindh health department data, three new deaths include one of a 54-year-old man, who had contacted the illness locally and died in a Hyderabad hospital. The person had a neurological disorder also and was tested positive for the virus on April 3, according to the Sindh Health minister, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho.

Earlier, the health authorities confirmed the death of two Karachi residents due to the virus infection on April 3. The patients, aged 82 and 60 years respectively, had severe comorbidities and tested positive on April 1 at two different hospitals of Karachi, said a source, adding that the deceased had acquired the infection locally.

As such, the death toll due to coronavirus reached 14 on April 3 with 11 deaths in Karachi and two in Hyderabad. The overall rate of corona infection in Sindh remained 10.38 percent, 830 tested positive out of 7,992 suspect cases.

According to official data, new cases were reported on April 3 at Karachi (44), followed by Hyderabad (15), Tando Mohammad Khan (5), Ghotki (2), Jamshoro (2) and Badin (1).

The district-wise tally of positive corona patients across the Sindh came on April 3 as Karachi-380, Sukkur 273, Hyderabad-152, Larkana-7, Shaheed Benazirabad-6, Tando M Khan -5, Ghotki-2, Jamshoro 2, Dadu-1, Badin-1, and Jacoababad-1.