Muzaffarnagar, Jul 7 (PTI) Eight more people tested COVID-19 positive in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, taking the total number of active cases in the district to 102, officials said on Tuesday.

They said the new cases include one inmate of the district jail.

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Meanwhile, four coronavirus patients in the district recovered from the infection, the officials said.

According to Muzaffarnagar DM Selvakumari J, of the total 134 sample reports, eight returned positive.

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The people who were found positive for the virus on Tuesday are being shifted to COVID hospital in Begarajpur, the officials said.

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