Nine members of a family in Karachi have been affected by the Indian Delta variant of the coronavirus, 24NewsHD TV Channel reported late Monday.

The affected people include a couple and their children from the Malir area of the Sindh capital.

Doctors concerned has said that medics have been on high alert to cope with the challenge and the patients are being provided with all-out medical facilities. 

Meanwhile, the 42 ventilators at coronavirus ICU of Liyari has been occupied following a spike in number of coronavirus-hit people.