5 more test COVID-19 positive in HP, cases rise to 86

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Last Updated : May 18 2020 | 6:19 PM IST

Five more people tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, taking the number of cases to 86 in the state, an official said.

All the five patients in Hamirpur district, four men and one woman, had returned from Mumbai recently.

The men, including a 60-year-old, had no symptoms of the disease, Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal said.

Hamirpur chief medical officer Dr. Archana Soni said Nadaun's Booni, Galore's Fahal and Gwardu panchayat have reported one case each and two cases tested positive in Majhoul Sultani panchayat

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First Published: May 18 2020 | 6:19 PM IST

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