Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Coronavirus: Sindh reports more 4 deaths, 812 new cases during 24 hours

Coronavirus

At least four deaths were reported in Sindh with 812 new cases of Coronavirus while 11031 tests were conducted during last 24 hours.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement said that with four deaths the total death toll has surged to 3,996.

The chief minister stated that the death rate by the disease in Sindh has been 1.6 percent.

Sindh CM said that 11031 samples were tested in 24 hours in the province, in which 812 cases detected with detection ratio of four percent.

He added that so far 272,5780 tests have been conducted, in which 2,47,248 positive cases were diagnosed, of them 91 percent or 2,24,664 patients have recovered.

The CM said that currently 18,588 patients have been active cases of COVID-19, of them 17,751 were in home isolation, 14 at isolation centers and 823 at different hospitals across the province.

The condition of 768 patients was stated to be critical, including 76 shifted to ventilators, he further stated.

Out of 812 new cases detected, 544 have been diagnosed in Karachi, including 169 in district East, 141 South, 81 Korangi, 73 Central, 43 Malir, and 37 West, he stated.

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Coronavirus: Two govt. schools sealed in Lahore after detection of cases

Coronavirus fear Govt schools sealed

Amidst the increasing COVID-19 fear across the country, two government schools have been sealed after the detection of four new cases of coronavirus among students and teachers.

According to the details, four new cases of novel coronavirus have been detected in two governments schools in Lahore. The schools have been sealed for a week after the detection of COVID-19 cases among three students and two teachers.

Moreover, the local administration issued show-cause notices to the heads of 12 schools in Lahore over showing negligence from duties and lack of arrangements under the devised SOPs against COVID-19.

The school administrations have been directed to appear before the relevant authority along with the written responses within two days.

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