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Coronavirus Update: Sindh’s fatalities cross 1,800

By Mukhtar Alam
(Pakistan News & Features Services)



Sindh, with an overall 106,622 COVID-19 infections, witnessed its disease fatality tally crossing 1,800 on July 13 when the health authorities confirmed 31 new deaths during the last 24 hours, with 1,089 new cases across the province. 

According to official data, the total COVID-19 fatalities until morning of July 10 were recorded as 1,713, against 575 deaths till June 4.

The death tally was 1,406 on July 1, which rose to 1,526 on July 5 and 1,614 on July 7, while 1,826 on July 13.

As of July 13, according to the health department’s routine COVID-19 summary, all the districts of Sindh, except Tharparkar, had registered coronavirus deaths.

Karachi has witnessed a total 1,567 deaths so far, followed by Hyderabad (56), Larkana (31), Sukkur (23), Shikarpur (13), Ghotki (11), Sanghar (11), Khairpur (10) and others.

Those who lost their lives at Karachi hospitals or homes numbered 29 including 20 men aged from 22 to 82 years and nine women aged from 48 to 74 years. In addition, Thatta reported death of a 50-year-old woman and Umerkot a man of 44 years.

According to data, the daily infection rate remained 12.19% on July 13, compared to 17% on July 12, 13% on July 11 and 14% on July 10, while the overall provincial infection rate came as 18% out of total 584,596 samples tested across the province since February 26 when Sindh reported its first COVID-19 cases.

On July 13, the six districts of Karachi collectively reported 422 new cases, followed by Ghotki (127), Shaheed Benazirabad (106), Sukkur (73), Dadu (58), Shikarpur (44), Hyderabad (37), Naushero Feroze (33), Sanghar (30), Kashmore (28), Tando Allahyar (25), Mirpurkhas (23), Jamshoro (19), Badin (14), Umerkot (13), Sujawal (11), Khairpur (6), Larkana (6), Thatta (4), Jacobabad (2), Tando Mohammad Khan (1), Kambar Shahdadkot (1) and Matiari (1).
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