A 54-year-old doctor has died of the coronavirus at Hyderabad’s Liaquat University Hospital (LUH), according to the hospital's Covid-19 spokesperson.

He was a resident of Tando Allahyar. With his death, Hyderabad's death toll from the virus so far has risen to 61.

Meanwhile, 111 new cases of the virus were reported in the city during the last 24 hours, according to a spokesperson for the district health office.