Renowned paediatrician Dr Salahuddin Sheikh dies of Covid-19 in Karachi
- By Anwar Khan -
- Jan 16, 2022
KARACHI: Another doctor, Professor Dr Salahuddin Sheikh, on Sunday lost his life to Covid-19, becoming the latest medic to fall victim to the deadly disease, which has claimed thousands of lives in the country.
The deceased Professor Dr Salahuddin Sheikh was a renowned paediatrician working at the Agha Khan University Hospital in Karachi.
He had been undergoing treatment for the virus at a hospital for a few days.
It is pertinent to mention here that the pandemic has so far killed around 200 Pakistani health professionals, mostly doctors, since early 2020.
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In August 2021, two doctors died of Covid-19 in Karachi.
Pakistan Covid cases
Pakistan reported 4,027 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Sunday, pushing the countrywide tally of cases to 1,324,147.
A total of 51,236 samples were tested, out of which 4,027 turned out to be positive, showing the positivity rate of 7.8 per cent.
Nine more patients of Covid-19 succumbed to the viral disease in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 29,012. The number of critical patients rose to 752 from 709 yesterday.