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Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh; death tally at 69

Two new COVID-19 cases were detected in Himachal Pradesh, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 69. The new patients -- a 30-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter -- have tested positive for coronavirus in Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district.

Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh; death tally at 69 Image Source : AP/FILE Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Himachal Pradesh; death tally at 69

Two new COVID-19 cases were detected in Himachal Pradesh, taking the tally of positive cases in the state to 69. The new patients -- a 30-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter -- have tested positive for coronavirus in Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district.

The duo was in-home quarantine. The woman's husband would also be tested, while her two-and-a-half-year-old son tested negative.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that with one lakh people returning to Himachal Pradesh from across the country, the number of active COVID-19 cases has spiked in the state.

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