WITH 1,089 INFECTIONS, HP REPORTS HIGHEST EVER SINGLE-DAY SPIKE

Himachal Pradesh on Monday witnessed recorded 1,089 fresh infections, the highest single-day jump since the outbreak in March 2020, taking the state’s tally to 70,775.

The death toll mounted to 1,111 after nine patients died due to complications caused by the virus. There has been a major spike in 10 of 12 districts.

Of the new cases, 249 cases were reported in Kangra, 166 in Solan, 114 in Lahaul-Spiti, 98 in Hamirpur, 94 in Shimla, 85 in Una , 82 in Bilaspur, 73 in Sirmaur, 66 in Mandi, 45 in Kullu,16 in Chamba and one in Kinnaur. The active cases have soared to 6,069 while recoveries reached 63,558 after 380 people recovered.

Shimla is the worst hit district with 11,697 cases followed by Mandi (11,105) and Kangra (11,058). Solan has 8,695 infections, Una 4,916, Kullu 4,786, Sirmaur 4,438, Hamirpur 4,145, Bilaspur 3,754, Chamba, 3,331, Lahaul-Spiti 1432 and Kinnaur 1,413.