KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday revealed that 1,017 new cases of coronavirus had been detected across Sindh by conducting 6,164 tests. In a statement issued from the CM House, Shah said that during the last 24 hours, 6,164 samples were tested against which 1,017 or 16.5 per cent new cases were detected. So far, 137,540 tests have been conducted against which 18,964 or 12.8 per cent cases had been diagnosed as positive,” he said. The number of patients who had defeated the virus and returned to their homes had reached 5,645 or 30 per cent of the total patients. Shah said that out of 1,017 patients, 813 belonged to Karachi.

Source: Pakistan Today May 20, 2020 17:48 UTC