KARACHI: A patient of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 7,622 and 197 new cases emerged when 12,443 tests were conducted.

This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued on Wednesday.

The CM said currently 6,862 patients were under-treatment, of them 6,658 were in home isolation, 14 at isolation centres and 190 at different hospitals. He added that the condition of 185 patients was stated to be critical, including 16 shifted to ventilators.

According to the statement, out of 197 new cases, 40 have been detected from Karachi, including 18 from East, 10 South, seven in Central, two in Malir and one each in West and Korangi districts.

Published in Dawn, December 2nd, 2021