As many as 286 people were diagnosed with coronavirus from 8,182 samples tested overnight, stated Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday, adding that the newly reported cases had taken the virus tally to 142,134. Moreover, he disclosed that two more Covid-19 patients succumbed to the virus, lifting the death toll to 2,583 in Sindh. Shah added that 471 people recovered from the contagion overnight, with the number of recoveries now at 135,296. Furthermore, the condition of 169 patients was said to be critical and 22 had already been shifted to ventilators. According to Shah, of the fresh cases, 200 were reported in the provincial capital alone.

Source: The Express Tribune October 20, 2020 04:18 UTC