At least 11 Tableeghi Jamaat members have tested positive for Covid-19 in Sindh's Sanghar district, the deputy commissioner has confirmed.

According to the deputy commissioner Dr Imran-ul-Hassan samples were taken from 96 Tableeghi Jamaat members who were isolated in different areas of the district, 11 of them were confirmed to have Covid-19 while the result of 16 more people was awaited.

The district's total tally of cases is now 16.

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