Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh government is set to conduct a large-scale survey between November 25 and December 27 in a bid to identify the patients of COVID-19, tuberculosis, leprosy, sugar and high blood pressure.

As many as 800 teams having two members each have been constituted to conduct the survey.

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"Himachal Pradesh government will conduct a door-to-door survey to identify the patients of COVID-19, tuberculosis, leprosy, sugar and high blood pressure between November 25 and December 27. Eight hundred teams having 2 members in each team have been constituted," said the state government.

This comes amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state. According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 7,070 active cases in the state. (ANI)

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