India News | 6 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 16 (ANI): A total of six new COVID-19 cases were reported as of 5 pm in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, the state's health department reported.

With this, Himachal Pradesh's coronavirus count reached 4,057 cases, including 1,358 active cases and 2,640 recoveries.

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So far, 17 lives have been claimed by the infectious virus.

India on crossed 25 lakh COVID-19 cases after an increase of 65,002 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday.

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According to the health ministry, there are 6,68,220 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which is 26.45 per cent of the total positive cases and are under active medical supervision. (ANI)

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