Saturday, 14 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported 27 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 40 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Friday. Death of one patient of the disease was reported in the state on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,42,553 while a total of 3,28,735 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7370 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is at 95.97 while the sample positivity rate on Friday was 0.13 per cent.
The state health department reported seven new patients of Covid -19 each from Bageshwar, five from Dehradun, four each from Chamoli and Haridwar, three from Pithoragarh and two each from Rudraprayag and Tehri on Friday. No new patient was found in Almora, Champawat, Nainital, Pauri, Tehri and Uttarkashi on the day.
The state now has 401 active cases of Covid 19. Dehradun with 152 cases is at top of the table of active cases while Pithoragarh is at second spot with 57 active cases. Chamoli has 42, Bageshwar 24, Champawat 23, Uttarkashi 20, Haridwar 14, Pauri 11, Tehri five, Nainital and Almora four each active cases of the disease. Death of one patient of Covid-19 was reported at Shri Mahant Indiresh hospital Dehradun on Friday.
The state reported one new case of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) on Friday. A total of 572 patients of the disease have so far been reported. In the ongoing vaccination drive 1,01,638 people were vaccinated in 736 sessions in different parts of the state on Friday.
