Shimla, Sep 9 (PTI) Six more people died of coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday while 161 fresh cases surfaced in the state, taking the statewide infection tally to 2,15,235, a health official said.

So far, the infection has killed 3,612 people in the state.

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Of the fresh deaths, two each were reported from Shimla and Mandi and one each from Bilaspur and Kangra.

Meanwhile, 139 more patients recovered from the infection, the health official said.

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The active cases on Thursday have risen to 1,719 from 1,697 on Wednesday, he added.

The overall recoveries so far have reached 2,09,887, the official added.

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