Sunday, 20 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported the least number of cases of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in more than two months in Uttarakhand on Saturday. The department reported 220 new cases and 217 recoveries from the disease on the day. Death of five patients from the disease was also reported on Saturday. The cumulative count of patients in the state has now increased to 3,38,508 while the death toll from the disease has climbed to 7026. A total of 3,22,475 patients have so far recovered from the disease in Uttarakhand. The recovery percentage from the disease is now at 95.26 and the sample positivity rate is at 6.42 percent in the state.
Out of the five deaths reported on Saturday, one patient each died at Mahant Indiresh hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, Jaya Maxwell Hospital Haridwar, Dev Bhoomi hospital Kashipur and Medicity hospital Rudrapur. The authorities also reported the death of four patients on Saturday which had occurred in the past but were not reported earlier.
Dehradun district reported 94, Almora 24, Tehri 21, Haridwar 20, Nainital 17, Nainital 17, Udham Singh Nagar 14, Pauri nine, Uttarkashi eight, Champawat three, Bageshwar, Chamoli and Pithoragarh one each new cases of the disease on Saturday.
The state now has 3,220 active patients of the disease. Haridwar district is at top of the table in the list of active cases with 471 cases while Pithoragarh is in second position with 452 active cases. Dehradun has 435, Almora 247, Nainital 237, Pauri 236, Tehri 170, Champawat 164, Rudraprayag 156, Chamoli 131, Uttarkashi 116 and Udham Singh Nagar 114 active cases of the disease.
The state reported 13 new cases of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) on Saturday after which it now has 446 patients of the disease. Death of three patients from Black Fungus was also reported on the day. A total of 76 patients have so far died from this disease while 62 have recovered.
In the ongoing vaccination drive against the contagion of Covid 19 a total of 26,853 people were vaccinated in 416 sessions in different parts of the state on Saturday. A total of 7,31,706 people have been fully vaccinated while 28,05,002 have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state so far.
