Thursday, 12 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported 40 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 48 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Death of one patient from the disease was reported on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,42,502 while a total of 3,28,658 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7369 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is at 95.96 while the sample positivity rate on Wednesday was 0.20 per cent.
The state health department reported eight new patients of Covid -19 each from Bageshwar, seven from Dehradun, six from Pithoragarh, four from Chamoli, three from Haridwar, two each from Almora, Champawat, Nainital, Rudraprayag and Udham Singh Nagar and one each from Uttarkashi and Pauri districts on Wednesday.
No new patient was found in Tehri district on the day. Death of one patient was reported from Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) on Wednesday.
The state now has 435 active cases of Covid 19. Dehradun with 171 cases is at top of the table of active cases while Pithoragarh is at second spot with 58 active cases. Chamoli has 53, Champawat 34, Udham Singh Nagar and Rudraprayag 23 each, Uttarkashi 19, Bageshwar 16, Pauri 10, Nainital seven, Tehri and Almora six active patients each of the disease.
The state reported no new case of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) on Wednesday. A total of 570 patients of the disease have so far been reported. In the ongoing vaccination drive 99,348 people were vaccinated in 701 sessions in different parts of the state on Wednesday.
