COVID-19: 20 new cases in U'khand, one more dies

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Last Updated : May 23 2020 | 12:48 PM IST

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Twenty more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Saturday in the highest single day spike in cases so far taking the state's coronavirus tally to 173 while one more person infected with the deadly virus died at AIIMS, Rishikesh.

The latest cases were reported from Almora, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi, a state health department bulletin said.

Champawat which falls in the green zone reported the highest number of cases at seven followed by Almora and Uttarkashi (three each), Pithoragarh, Nainital and Dehradun (two each) and Haridwar (one), it said.

With migrants returning home in large numbers there has been a sudden rise in the number of cases being reported daily.

Meanwhile, anotherCOVID-19 patient died at AIIMS, Rishikesh late on Friday night with authorities attributing her death to respiratory failure/ carcinoma oesophagus and not coronavirus

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First Published: May 23 2020 | 12:48 PM IST

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