Another patients dies of coronavirus in Karachi, Sindh's death toll reaches 11

• Azra says patient was 86 years old and had a history of hypertension.
• Health minister says 20 new cases were reported in Sindh.
• Nine patients have recovered from the disease: Pechuho.

(Karachi) Another patient died of coronavirus in Karachi, Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare Azra Pechuho confirmed on Thursday. The death toll in Sindh from the disease has reached 11 while in country to 32.

The minister said that the patient was 86 years old and a resident of Karachi. He had a history of hypertension and had tested positive yesterday.

Meanwhile,  20 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Sindh.

The minister said about 12 cases have emerged in Karachi, while eight have been detected among pilgrims who arrived in Sukkur on March 31. Nine patients have recovered from the disease, she maintained.

The total number of patients in the province has reached 763.

Earlier, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza said that 31 people have so far died of coronavirus in the country.

Addressing a media briefining, he said the number of coronavirus patients in the country has reached 2,291 figure. He said 107 patients infected with the disease have recovered.

Zafar said that nine patients suffering from the disease are in critical condition.