India News | 60-year-old Woman Succumbs to COVID-19 in UP's Muzaffarnagar, Toll Up to 76

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 20 (PTI) One more COVID-19 patient died, taking the death toll to 76 in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, officials said.

A 60-year-old from Sheikhpura village died in Meerut Medical College on Monday evening.

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Meanwhile, 42 fresh cases were reported raising the active patients caseload to 394 in the district.

Muzaffarnagar DM Selvakumari J said 1,387 sample results were received out of which 42 came out positive while 47 patients have recovered from the infection,

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With the fresh recoveries, the total number of cured patients have gone up to 5,097 in the district so far.

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