Karachi: KMC-run hospital confirms first death from coronavirus

Dunya News

The deceased was under treatment at the CCU-2 Ward of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases.

KARACHI (Dunya News) - First death from the novel coronavirus has been reported at a Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC)-run hospital on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.

According to details, the deceased having heart ailment was under treatment at the CCU-2 Ward of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases. He was tested positive for the COVID-19.

Sources said that the CCU-2 Ward of Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases has been shutdown and 16 health workers working at the ward have been quarantined.