KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday announced that in the past 24 hours, four more persons had succumbed to coronavirus in his province, pushing the provincial death toll to 35. With the addition of the latest numbers, the death rate from the epidemic in the province reached 2.3 percent, up from 2.1 percent a day earlier. Health experts believe that the fatality rate is a much-telling statistic to gauge the impact of the virus in different regions and to guide a response strategy. However, the order was later limited to only specific streets and lanes where a “high incidence” of cases were located. Today, Murad said a total of 14,503 tests had been conducted by Sindh so far, while the total number of positive cases as of today stood at 1,518.

Source: Pakistan Today April 14, 2020 11:50 UTC