Dehradun, Sep 8 (PTI) Twelve more people died from coronavirus in Uttarakhand on Tuesday as 658 fresh cases surfaced, pushing the state's infection tally to 26,094, according to a Health Department bulletin.

So far, 360 people have died from the infection in the state, it said.

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Of the 12 patients who succumbed to the infection on Tuesday, four died at Dehradun's Doon Medical College; three at Base Hospital, Srinagar; two each at AIMS, Rishikesh, and Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital, Haldwani; and one at Mahant Indresh Hospital here, the bulletin said.

Dehradun district reported the highest 248 cases; Nainital 112; Haridwar 82; Udham Singh Nagar 56; Tehri 33; Uttarkashi 24; Almora 24; Champawat 23; Pitgoragarh 16; Bageshwar 14; Rudraprayag 11; Pauri 9; and Chamoli 6, the bulletin said.

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As many as 17,473 patients have recovered from the disease while 77 have migrated out of the state. There are 8,184 active cases in the state now, it said.

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