Sindh's coronavirus tally has crossed 41,000 after 1,748 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours. According to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, 6,995 tests were conducted out of which 1,748 came back positive, taking the provincial tally to 41,303.

"This means 25 per cent of the total tests came back positive which is very high," he said. He added that 17 more people lost their lives to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the total fatalities to 696.

The chief minister said that 466 patients are in critical condition while 71 are on ventilators. The number of recoveries has risen to 19,896, he added.

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