Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh's coronavirus tally on Saturday touched 4,789 including 1,434 active cases, according to the State Health Department.

3,280 patients have recovered while the state reported 26 deaths so far.

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Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 case count neared 30 lakh on Saturday with 69,878 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.

The death toll has gone up to 55,794 with 945 more persons succumbing to the virus.

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The Health Ministry said that India's coronavirus case count stands at 29,75,702. It includes 6,97,330 active cases and 22,22,578 patients who have been cured/discharged or have migrated. (ANI)

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