Monday, 19 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Only 19 new cases were reported on Sunday. Lowest ever weekly positivity rate (0.18 %) in the state
In a clear indication that contagion of the Covid-19 has lost its sting in Uttarakhand only 19 new cases of the disease were reported in the state on Sunday. In fact all the districts of the state barring Dehradun reported four or less number of cases on the day. Dehradun reported six cases while Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Uttarkashi reported no case of the disease on Sunday. The department also reported 52 recoveries and no death from the disease on the day.
The data suggests that the week ending on July 17 had a positivity rate of 0.18 percent which is the lowest weekly rate ever since the first case of the disease was reported in March last year. During the period (July 11 to 17) only 296 samples were found positive out of a total 1,65,693 tested.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state has now increased to 3,41,452 while a total of 3,27,464 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7,356 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 is at 5.72 per cent in the state. The authorities collected 17,149 samples in different parts of the state on Sunday.
The state now has only 623 active patients of the disease. Dehradun district is at top of the table in the list of active cases with 256 patients while Haridwar in the second position with 66 active cases. Pithoragarh has 46, Udham Singh Nagar 43, Champawat and Rudraprayag 39 each, Chamoli 34, Tehri 26, Nainital 23, Uttarkashi 21, Pauri 13, Almora 11 and Bageshwar six active cases of the disease.
The state reported one new case of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) and death of one patient from the disease on Sunday. A total of 543 patients of Black Fungus have been reported till date in the state and out of them 115 have died.
In the ongoing vaccination drive, the health department vaccinated 33,030 people in 311 sessions held on Sunday.
