The number of patients who contracted COVID-19 and died rose from five to seven in the last 24 hours whereas the number of active cases remained at 95, the Health department’s bulletin said.
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The number of suspected cases under hospital isolation went up from 1,964 on Saturday to 2,085 on Sunday. A total lockdown is being observed after mid-day, but in the early hours people thronged the local markets to buy daily consumables.
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