Chandigarh, Nov 15 (PTI) Eight more people died from coronavirus in Haryana on Sunday as 1,957 fresh cases took the state's infection count to 1,99,874, according to a bulletin.

So far, 2,019 people have succumbed to the disease in the state.

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On Sunday, three deaths were reported from Bhiwani; two from Faridabad and one each from Gurgaon, Sonipat and Sirsa, according to the state Health Department's daily bulletin.

Among the districts which reported a big spike in cases included Faridabad (643), Gurgaon (515), Hisar (163) and Sonipat (136).

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Currently, the state has 19,557 active cases. As many as 1,78,298 have been discharged after recovery while the recovery rate stood at 89.21 per cent, the bulletin said.

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