Sindh has recorded 1,039 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, down from 1,209 a day earlier, taking the province's tally of infections to 418,478.

According to a handout from the chief minister's office, the death toll rose to 6,566 after 10 more people succumbed to the virus.

Meanwhile, 1,306 people recovered from Covid-19, it added.