India News | Seven Covid Deaths, 190 New Cases in Himachal Pradesh
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Seven people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 4,094, while 190 fresh cases raised the infection tally to 2,82,728, a health official said.
Shimla, Feb 23 (PTI) Seven people succumbed to COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, pushing the death toll to 4,094, while 190 fresh cases raised the infection tally to 2,82,728, a health official said.
The new fatalities comprised people aged between 55 and 80.
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Three people each died due to Covid in Kangra and Hamirpur and one in Mandi.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state increased to 1,570 on Wednesday from 1,528 on Tuesday, the official said.
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A total of 141 more patients recovered from the viral disease, taking the state's recovery count to 2,77,045, he said.
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