Shimla, Feb 17 (PTI) Three more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday as the death toll rose to 4,071 while 260 new cases took the infection tally to 2,81,433, a health official said.

Three men between the ages of 75 and 81 died in Mandi district, he added.

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The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state decreased to 2,247 on Thursday from 2,573 on Wednesday, the official said.

Besides, 583 more patients recovered from the viral disease, he said.

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With this, the total number of recoveries in Himachal Pradesh stands at 2,75,095, he added.

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