Coronavirus Update: Infections contained

By Mukhtar Alam
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

Sindh’s number of daily COVID-19 infections dropped to the lowest in the last one week on August 10 when authorities confirmed 278 more infections, with 10 related deaths, during the last 24 hours.

Sindh’s daily overall daily COVID-19 cases were registered 177 on August 2, which rose up to 487 by August 7. 

The Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his COVID-19 statement on August 10, disclosed that 251 of the 392 patients admitted at hospitals were in critical condition, out of which 45 were put on ventilators during the last 24 hours ending on August 10 afternoon. 

He added that 8,397 samples were tested, out of which 278 were found COVID-19 positive, taking the number of cases to 124,127 for the province. 

Karachi reported 93 positive cases, followed by Kambar Shadadkot (18), Sukkur (13), Hyderabad (12), Dadu (12), Khairpur (12), Shikarpur (11), Sanghar (9), Shaheed Benazirabad (8), Thatta (8), Sujawal (7), Ghotki (7), Matiari (7), Naushero Feroze (7), Mirpurkhas (5), Jacobabad (4), Jamshoro (4), Tando Mohammad Khan (4), Umerkot (4), Badin (3), Tando Allahyar (2) and Larkana (1). 

Sindh on August 10 added two third of Pakistan’s overall daily coronavirus deaths figure of 15. Sindh’s COVID-19 fatality tally has now reached to 2,282.

According to an official report, the 10 patients who lost their lives on August 9 included eight from Karachi, one each from Naushero Feroze and Shaheed Benazirabad. One of them died at home.

On an average six COVID-19 patients died per day during August, which, according to keen observers, remained a matter of concern.

The government has been able to contain the spread of the virus, but at the same time it was failing to check the death rate, said an observer, adding that the government in addition to utilizing it public hospitals at the maximum was also providing exorbitant amount to private hospitals for treating the infected patients but still failing to save many of the critically ill patients.

The decline in the number of cases and fatalities over the past few days, however, has brought a sense of relief among the masses who have mustered the courage to resume their normal activities following further relaxation announcement for the various sectors recently.