Sindh reports 383 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours: CM Murad
Last updated on: 26 April,2020 11:27 pm
He said that so far 41216 tests have been conducted against which 4615 cases
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday said that 383 new cases of coronavirus have been detected during last 24 hours which is the first highest figures of last 61 days of coronavirus emergency, February 26 to April 26.
In his video message release from the CM’s House on Sunday, the chief minister disclosed that 3028 tests were conducted against which 383 cases, including 301 cases in Karachi were detected which constituted 12 percent of the tests. “This is the highest figure ever reported during the 61 days COVID-19 emergency,” he said and added “This shows the situation is going from bad to worse and we would have taken some extra-ordinary measures.”
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He said that so far 41216 tests have been conducted against which 4615 cases or 11.2 percent have been diagnosed as positive.
The Sindh CM said that three more patients died due to coronavirus infection and lifted the death toll to 81 or 1.8 percent of the total patients, adding that at present, 3662 patients were under treatment, of them 2432 of 66 percent in Home Isolation, 767 or 21 percent at Isolation centers and 463 or 13 percent in different hospitals.
Murad Ali Shah said that 41 patients were in critical condition and 12 of them were on ventilators. “The doctors were struggling to save their lives,” he said. He added that 70 patients recovered and were discharge for their homes. “Our 872 or 18.9 percent patients have recovered so far,” he said.
The Sindh CM said that Karachi was the worst affected division of the province with 301 new cases, adding that Central has 594 cases with 99 new. District East has 676 cases including 66 new, Korangi has 318 cases with 26 new cases, Malir has 272 cases with 10 new, South has 895 cases with 80 cases and West has 322 cases with 20 new cases.
He said that the province of Sindh has 4615 cases, of them 3077 were in Karachi. “This is a serious situation,” he said and added he would have to establish more filed hospitals/Isolation Centers.
Shah went on to say that two more flights from Malaysia and Dubai have landed in Karachi, adding that both the flights have brought 505 stranded Pakistanis and all of them have been kept in quarantine.
“Health department has started collecting their samples to test them and by Monday their results would come out,” he said.
The chief minister just after going through the Coronavirus situation report, he called another meeting of health department which was attended by provincial ministers, chief secretary, commissioner Karachi and deputy commissioners.
“The number of new patients was increasing day by day, therefore the government would have to enhance bed capacity of Isolation Centers by enhancing the capacity of the exiting field offices and establishing new centers,” the CM said.
Shah further directed Commissioner Karachi to prepare a plan to enhance the capacity of Expo Center Field hospital from 1200 to 1500. He also issued directive for setting up Isolation Center at PAF Museum Convention Center, Dalmia ground, Darul Ehsas Manghopir and other areas.