Sindh's Covid-19 tally has crossed 96,000 cases with 1,708 more cases reported during the last 24 hours. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that 12,479 tests were conducted, out of which 1,708 came back positive, taking the provincial total to 96,236.

Shah said that 46 more people lost their lives to the virus, taking the total number of fatalities to 1,572. He added that 679 patients recovered.

The total number of recovered people in the province has risen to 53,855. The province's recovery rate is 56 per cent, the chief minister said.

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