37 more patients succumb to virus across Sindh

733 patients in critical condition, with 136 of them on ventilators

KARACHI: Another 37 patients died of the coronavirus on Wednesday, while 1,414 new cases were detected, according to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

In a statement issued on the day, Shah said 7,400 more tests had been conducted, with a positive ratio of 19.2 per cent. To date, 74,070 people have tested positive for the virus in Sindh, while the death toll has reached 1,161.

Meanwhile, 1,028 more people regained health, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 39,429. The CM further said that 33,480 patients were under treatment, with 31,974 of them in home isolation, 49 in isolation centres and 1,457 admitted in different hospitals. Moreover, he added, 733 patients were in critical condition, with 136 of them on ventilators.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 25^th, 2020.