NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday said 1,023 Covid-19-positive cases across 17 states — constituting nearly 30% of the total cases in the country so farmers — were linked to Tablighi Jamaat event. It further added that around 22,000 Tablighi Jamaat workers and their contacts had so far been quarantined across the country “as part of a massive effort”.
“So far 1,023 positive cases linked epidemiologically to Tablighi Jamaat have been found across 17 states,” health ministry official Luv Agarwal stated at a media briefing here. The concerned states
1,023 Covid-19 cases with links to Tablighi Jamaat reported from 17 states: Govt
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