Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday recorded nine deaths due to COVID-19, pushing the toll to 399, while the infection count mounted to 27418 with 610 fresh cases being reported in the state.
Of the fresh cases, 118 were reported from Shimla, 116 from Mandi, 84 from Kangra among other cases, stated Himachal’s evening health bulletin.
In the last 24 hours, 359 people recovered from the virus in the state. There were 5605 active cases and 21386 have cured from the virus, the bulletin stated.
Till the evening, Shimla had the highest number of active cases in the state at 1180 followed by 1175 in Mandi, 801 in Kullu, 540 in Kangra, 487 in Solan, 268 in Hamirpur, it added.So far, 446752 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the state.
A day before, 12 deaths and 611 positive cases had surfaced in the state.