KARACHI: Four patients died of Covid-19 overnight, raising the death toll to 8,013 since the start of the pandemic in Feb, 2021.
According to a statement released by the Chief Minister House on Thursday, 877 new Covid-19 cases emerged when 11,496 tests were conducted across the province. Of them, 429 were detected in Karachi.
The data showed that 201 cases were diagnosed in Malir, 72 cases in South, 63 in Korangi, 54 in East, 20 in Central and 19 in West. So far 7,804,667 tests have been conducted against which 559,548 cases were diagnosed. Of them, 90.7 percent or 507,559 patients have recovered, including 210 overnight.
Published in Dawn, February 18th, 2022
