Shimla, Jul 7 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh recorded 189 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, maintaining an upward trend in the number of people testing positive for the disease.

The fresh cases pushed the state's infection count to 2,87,094, an official said.

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The tally of active COVID-19 cases in the state has now risen to 930 from 822 on Wednesday, he said.

Eighty-one more patients have recovered from the infection, the official said, adding that their number has reached 2,82,023.

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The death toll from the pandemic remained unchanged at 4,122 as no new Covid-related fatality was reported in the state on Thursday.

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