Pandemic claims three more lives
A medic tends to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Pirogov hospital in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Three more patients of novel coronavirus disease died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,741 and 3,108 new cases emerged when 16,469 tests were conducted, said a statement issued from the Chief Minister House on Sunday.
The current fatalities constitute 1.5 percent death rate, the statement said adding that 16,469 samples were tested which detected 3,108 cases that constituted 18.9 per cent detection rate.
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The statement said that currently 42,237 patients were under treatment, of them condition of 368 patients was stated to be critical, including 23 shifted to ventilators. Out of 3,108 new cases 2,480 have been detected from Karachi. According to district wise statistics Hyderabad has 258 Covid cases, 120, Kashmore 28, Sanghar 27, Sujawal and Tando Mohammad Khan 25 each, Badin 24, Ghotki 23, Sukkur 20, Tharparkar 17, Thatto and Mirpurkhas 16 each, Nawabshah and Dadu 14 each. At least 33,311,997 people or 60.07 per cent population of the province has received Coronavirus vaccines till January 23.