Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 16 (PTI) Six more people tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday taking the number of active patients to 132 in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said.

A policeman was among those found infected with the virus.

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According to District Magistrate Selvakumari J, they received some sample results of which six people were found positive for coronavirus.

Meanwhile, 24 patients recovered and were discharged from a COVID hospital in the district.

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