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Hospital staff pray before joining their shift, outside a hospital setup for coronavirus patients. — AP/File KARACHI: Dr Iqbal Noori, senior physician associated with a private hospital, died of Covid-19 on Friday after remaining hospitalised for over a week. A Dow Medical College graduate, Dr Noori was in his 60s. According to the Pakistan Medical Association data, 238 doctors have so far died of coronavirus in the country — including 30 paramedics. Of them, 68 doctors were based in Sin...

July 24, 2021 Covid-19 claimed eight more lives in Sindh during 24 hours (July 22), taking the death toll to 5,793, while the condition of 1,052 patients was said to be critical. As many as 919 new cases emerged when 10,032 tests were conducted, showing a 9.2 per cent detection rate, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his daily Covid-19 situation report on Friday. He added that with eight more deaths, the coronavirus fatality rate stood at 1.6 per cent. So far 4,857,444 tests have been...

Covid kills five more, infects another 1,359 in Sindh July 18, 2021 Five more people have died due to Covid-19 and 1,359 others have tested positive for the disease during the past 24 hours in Sindh, with the death toll due to the viral coronavirus infection reaching 5,702 in the province. Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his daily situation report on the health emergency on Saturday that 15,908 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, resulting in 1,359 people, or nine per cent of...

Report highlighting plight of agriculture workers in Sindh launched July 17, 2021 Labour and rights activists on Friday demanded of the Sindh government to implement laws pertaining to the rights of agriculture workers, including Sindh Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 2015 and the Sindh Tenancy Act 1950. Addressing the launch ceremony of ‘The State of Peasants’ Rights in Sindh 2020 report, prepared by the Hari Welfare Association (HWA), at the Karachi Press Club, the speakers expresse...

Covid positivity rate jumps to 20pc in Karachi with 1,314 new cases July 17, 2021 The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases reached up to 20.34 per cent in Karachi on Friday where 1,314 people tested positive for the infectious disease with 867 patients hospitalised at various health facilities, of whom 562 were on high flow oxygen and 177 on low flow oxygen. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah shared the information to this effect on Friday. He said another 25 people died of Covid-19 in Sin...

COVID-19 situation in Karachi spinning out of control By COVID-19 positivity rate jumps to 20% in Karachi with 1,314 new cases. As number of COVID-19 cases continue to sharply rise in Sindh, provincial government starts imposing restrictions on public gatherings. Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah urges public to follow COVID-19 standard operating procedures. KARACHI: The coronavirus situation in Karachi is gradually spinning out of control, with the city recording a 20.34% positivity rate in the latest ...

Over 1,100 test positive for Covid in Karachi in a single day July 16, 2021 Covid-19 claimed 25 more lives in Sindh during the previous 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,672 in the province. In the meantime, 908 patients were under treatment at different hospitals of the province, of whom the condition of 836 patients was said to be critical with 59 of them shifted onto life support. In addition to 25 more deaths, another 1,466 cases emerged during the last 24 hours when 15,201 tests were...

July 15, 2021 The novel coronavirus claimed 26 more lives in Sindh during the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,647 in the province from the infectious disease and showing a fatality rate of 1.6 per cent. As many as 16,528 tests were conducted and 1,420 were tested positive, with the deduction rate standing at 8.6 per cent, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his daily Covid-19 situation report on Wednesday. So far 4,727,051 tests had been conducted against which 350,989 ...

Covid claims eight more lives, infects 1,201 others July 14, 2021 The novel coronavirus claimed eight more lives in Sindh during the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 5,621 from the infectious disease and showing a fatality rate of 1.6 per cent. As many as 16,262 tests were conducted and 1,201 were tested positive, with the deduction rate standing at 7.4 per cent, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his Covid-19 situation report on Tuesday. So far 4,710,523 tests had been ...

July 12, 2021 Eight more people have died due to Covid-19 and 1,118 others have tested positive for the disease during the past 24 hours in Sindh, with the death toll due to the viral coronavirus infection reaching 5,607 in the province. Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said in his daily situation report on the health emergency on Sunday that 15,998 samples were tested in the past 24 hours, resulting in 1,118 people, or seven per cent of those who were screened, being diagnosed with Covid-19...