Sindh reports 616 new Covid-19 cases, 17 deaths

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Sindh has reported 616 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours — up from 479 a day earlier, taking the provincial tally to 329,262, according to an update from Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah's office.

Moreover, 17 more people succumbed to the virus, taking the death toll to 5,273.

A total of 13,992 Covid-19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, while 775 more patients recovered from the disease.

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