Sindh becomes first province to cross 65,000 cases

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Sindh has become the first province to cross 65,000 coronavirus cases. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that 13,642 tests were conducted during the last 24 hours, out of which 2,894 came back positive, taking the provincial tally to 65,163.

The province also reported its highest single-day death toll at 49, taking the total fatalities to 1,013. Shah said that 673 patients are in critical condition while 113 are on ventilators.

The chief minister added that 1,691 more people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries in the province has reached 32,725.

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