Friday, 25 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported only 118 new cases of Covid 19 in Uttarakhand on Thursday which is the least number of cases in the last three months. The cumulative count of patients in the state has now increased to 3,39,245. The department also reported deaths of three patients from the disease on the day after which the Covid death toll climbed to 7074. With the recovery of 250 patients onThursday the total number of recovered patients in the state has increased to 3,23,627. The recovery percentage from the disease is now at 95.40 and the sample positivity rate is at 6.30 percent in the state.
Out of the three deaths from the disease reported on Thursday, two occurred at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. The department also reported three such deaths on the day which had occurred in the past were not reported earlier.
Dehradun district reported 49, Pauri 11, Nainital ten, Almora and Tehri seven each and Rudraprayag six new cases of the disease on the day. The remaining seven districts reported five and fewer cases on Thursday. The state now has 2,739 active patients of the disease. Dehradun district is at top of the table in the list of active cases with 644 cases while Haridwar is in second position with 328 active cases. Pithoragarh has 317, Nainital 224, Bageshwar 205, Pauri 193, Almora 192, Rudraprayag 122, Chamoli 119, Champawat 109, Udham Singh Nagar 108, Tehri 106 and Uttarkashi 62 active cases of the disease.
The state reported six new cases of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) on Thursday after which it now has 478 patients of the disease. Death of five patients from Black Fungus was reported on the day. A total of 88 patients have so far died from this disease while 68 have recovered.
In the vaccination drive 1,04,350 people were vaccinated in 876 sessions held on the day. A total of 7,50,754 people have been fully vaccinated while 32,66,998 people have been partially vaccinated in the state.
