Friday, 23 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported 56 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and death of two patients from the disease in Uttarakhand on Thursday. The department also reported 48 recoveries from the disease in the state on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,41,629 while a total of 3,27,606 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7359 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is now at 95.90 and the sample positivity rate on Thursday was at 0.23 per cent in the state. The authorities collected 24,129 samples in different parts of the state on Thursday.
The state health department reported 18 new patients from Dehradun, ten from Pithoragarh, nine from Nainital, six each from Almora and Uttarkashi, three from Tehri, two from Haridwar and one each from Chamoli and Champawat on Thursday. No new cases of Covid 19 were reported from Rudraprayag and Bageshwar districts on the day. One patient each was reported dead at Sushila Tiwari government hospital Haldwani and district hospital Pithoragarh on Thursday.
The state now has 649 active patients of the disease. Dehradun district is at top of the table in the list of active cases with 266 patients while Haridwar in the second position with 67 active cases. Pithoragarh has 51, Nainital 50, Champawat 49, Udham Singh Nagar 43, Chamoli 34, Rudraprayag 27, Uttarkashi 21, Almora and Pauri 13 each, Tehri 10 and Bageshwar five active cases of the disease.
The state reported no new cases of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) and death of one patient from the disease on Thursday. A total of 548 patients of Black Fungus have been reported till date in the state and out of them 121 have died. The ongoing vaccination drive 41,968 people were vaccinated in 597 sessions held on the day.
