Shimla, Feb 11 (PTI) Nine people succumbed to Covid in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, pushing the death toll to 4,058, while 499 new cases took the infection tally to 2,79,697, a health official said.

The deaths included six women and three men in the age group of 40 to 83 years, he said.

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Five deaths were reported from Shimla, two from Mandi and one each from Kangra and Hamirpur, he added.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state decreased to 4,132 on Friday from 4,344 on Thursday, the official said.

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Besides, 702 more patients recovered from the viral disease. With this, the total number of recoveries in Himachal Pradesh stands at 2,71,486, he said.

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