Five CM House staffers including Murad Ali Shah's assistant test positive for COVID-19

KARACHI: Five staffers of the Chief Minister House Sindh —  including Murad Ali Shah's assistant — have tested positive for COVID-19.

The CM House staff had been tested for coronavirus after Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah's special assistant Rashid Rabbani contracted the infection. 

A clerk, a driver, and a technician employed at the CM House are among those who have been diagnosed with the disease. Sources told Geo News that the employees who tested positive for COVID-19 have been isolated. 

The news broke a few hours after Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah said in a video message that more than 1,000 coronavirus cases had been reported across the province over the past 24 hours. 

CM Shah said 5,498 tests were conducted out of which the results of 20% or more patients than 1,000 came back positive.

He said that the tally of confirmed cases across the province stood at 10,771 and four deaths were recorded.

The chief minister further said that the number of deceased due to the coronavirus have reached 180 so far.

He said that 246 positive cases were reported from Khairpur’s Pir Jo Goth, following which strict lockdown measures have been ordered in the area.