Murad: 227 new cases of coronavirus emerge in Sindh

Sher Afzal

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said as many as 227 new cases of coronavirus emerged on Monday when 1600 new tests were conducted, while five more persons lost their lives taking the toll to 61. 

“Out of 2the 27 new cases, 156 belong to Karachi and 71 to other divisions of Sindh but the local transmission has started wreaking havoc in the city,” he said this in his video message released from the CM House, said a statement.

He said district South had produced 68 cases of local transmission, Central 31, East 65 cases, Korangi 23, West five and Malir 4. “This is not an easy situation; therefore we will have to take some strict and proactive measures to contain it and stop its further spread,” he said.

The chief minister said the government had so far conducted 26,058 tests against which 2764 cases had been diagnosed. Unfortunately, five more patients could not survive despite serious efforts by the doctors, he added.

Murad said the death toll stemming from coronavirus had reached to 61 which was 2.2 percent of the total patients. Talking about the positive cases other than K-arachi, he said Khairpur had 33 cases, Tando Moh-ammad Khan eight, Jaco-babad 8, Hyderabad 7, Shaheed Benazirabad six, Kashmore 4, Larkana two, Mirpurkhas 2, Badin one.