3982 vaccinated in different parts of the state on Tuesday
The number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients in Uttarakhand increased to 96773 on Tuesday with the state health department reporting 54 new cases of the pandemic. The department also reported the death of one patient from the disease which increased the death toll to 1690 in the state. The authorities discharged 38 patients of the disease from different hospitals on Tuesday following their recovery from the disease. A total of 93268 patients have so far recovered from the disease in the state. The recovery percentage from the disease now stands at 96.38 and the sample positivity rate is 4.15.
A 74 year old patient infected with Covid-19 was reported dead at Sushila Tiwari government hospital Haldwani on Tuesday. The state health department reported 30 new cases of the disease from provisional state capital Dehradun. This incidentally is the highest number in the last few days. Similarly 10 patients were reported in Udham Singh Nagar, seven from Haridwar, three each from Nainital and Pauri and one from Tehri on the day. The authorities collected swab samples of 8445 suspected patients from different parts of the state on the day.
The state now has 423 active patients of Covid-19. Haridwar district is at the top of the table of active cases of the disease with 128 patients. Nainital has 64, Dehradun 60, Udham Singh Nagar 50, Pauri 28, Almora 25, Tehri 16, Chamoli and Champawat 13 each, Pithoragarh 12, Uttarkashi nine, Bageshwar three and Rudraprayag two active cases of the disease.
Meanwhile in the ongoing vaccination drive a total of 3982 beneficiaries were vaccinated in 98 sessions held in different parts of the state on Tuesday.
The Chief Operations Officer (COO) of state Covid-19 control room, Abhishek Tripathi said that a total of 141684 beneficiaries have received the first dose of the vaccine so far in the state. He said that 12021 health care workers have received the second dose of the vaccine. A total of 2160 front line workers and 1822 health care workers were vaccinated in 98 sessions held in the state on Tuesday. In Dehradun 22 vaccine sessions were held on the day in which 529 frontline workers and 231 health workers were vaccinated while 416 frontline workers and 155 health workers were vaccinated in Haridwar in 21 vaccine sessions on the day.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
