The COVID-19 situation in Karachi is out of control

• The positive rate of COVID-19 in Karachi jumped to 20%, with 1,314 new cases.
• As the number of COVID-19 cases in Sindh continues to rise sharply, the provincial government has begun to impose restrictions on public gatherings.
• Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah urges the public to follow COVID-19 standard operating procedures.

Karachi: The coronavirus situation in Karachi is gradually getting out of control. The latest statistics shared by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah shows that the city’s positive rate is 20.34%.

Statistics from CM in Sindh Province showed that 1,314 people tested positive for infectious diseases on Friday, and 867 patients were hospitalized in various medical institutions, of which 562 were on high flow oxygen and 177 were on low flow oxygen. news Report.

The city lost 25 people due to the virus, increasing the death toll in the province to 5,697. At the same time, 931 patients are being treated in different hospitals in Sindh. Among them, 857 patients are said to be in critical condition, of which 52 need life support.

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Sindh has reported a total of 1,631 new coronavirus cases, including 1,314 from Karachi.

CM stated that the death rate of the disease in Sindh is still 1.6%. He said that 1,631 diagnoses of 18,075 samples constituted a 9% current detection rate.

Among the 1,314 new cases discovered in Karachi, 356 were in the Eastern District, 287 in the Central District, 251 in the Korangi District, 190 in the Southern District, 122 in the Mariel District, and 108 in the Western District.

In the rest of Sindh, Hyderabad has 52 new cases, Naushero Feroze 26, Dadu 22, Thatta 21, Tando Allahyar 16, Jamshoro 15, Shaheed Benazirabad and Badin 14, Mirpurkhas, Sujawal and Tharparkar 10 each, Matari Seven, 8 Tando Muhammad Khan has four, Kashmore and Sanghar each have two, and Ghotki, Khairpur and Larkana each have one new case.

Sindh Province CM has urged the public to follow the COVID-19 standard operating procedures issued by the government to help curb the spread of infectious diseases.

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With the surge in cases, Sindh province closes schools and dines indoors again

The Sindh provincial government has decided to close schools, once again ban indoor dining, and implement several other restrictions across the province, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase due to fears of the fourth wave of epidemics.

These steps were taken during the meeting of the Provincial Coronavirus Task Force led by CM in Sindh Province on Wednesday.

The school will be closed to students in all classes from Friday, except for examinations for students of grade 9 and above. After the exam, schools for students in grade 9 and above will also be closed.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister expressed concern about the deterioration of COVID-19 in Sindh. The positive rate in Sindh has risen sharply in the past few days.

Restaurants, amusement parks, water parks, tourist attractions, cinemas, gyms and indoor games for indoor dining have also been closed.

The health authorities issued a fourth wave of warnings due to the failure to implement the safety agreement.

After the decline in new cases, Sindh has lifted the restrictions in stages over the past few months.