Monday, 31 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Much to the relief of the general public and the state government the number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Uttarakhand is decreasing at a rapid pace. The state health department reported 1226 new patients of the disease on Sunday which is the least number in the month of May. The department also stated that 1927 patients of the disease recovered on the day. The cumulative count of the patients of Covid-19 in the state is at 3,28,338 while a total of 2,85,889 patients have recovered from the disease so far. The state health department reported the death of 32 patients from the disease on Sunday which increased the death toll to 6401 in the state. A total of 22766 samples were sent for testing on Sunday and the sample positivity rate is at 6.89 percent.
Out of the 32 deaths reported on Sunday, four each occurred at Government Doon Medical college (GDMC) hospital Dehradun and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh while three deaths each occurred at Arogyadham Hospital Dehradun, Himalayan hospital and Sushila Tiwari government hospital Haldwani. Similarly two patients succumbed to the disease at Sai Hospital, Nainital. The authorities also added nine such deaths in the toll on Sunday which had occurred in the past but were not reported earlier. Six of these deaths were reported in Haridwar district alone.
The mountainous district of Pithoragarh reported the highest number of new cases of Covid -19 on Sunday. Here 276 new cases were reported. Dehradun reported 241, Haridwar 159, Pauri 100, Tehri 94, Udham Singh Nagar 89, Chamoli 87, Nainital 59, Rudraprayag 50, Uttarkashi 24, Champawat 22, Almora 21 and Bageshwar four new cases of the disease on Sunday.
The state now has 30,357 active patients of the disease. Haridwar is the top position in the list of active cases with 7,573 cases. Dehradun is on second position with 3937 cases, Pauri 3,175, Chamoli 2,418, Udham Singh Nagar 2,256, Pithoragarh 1,894, Tehri 1,837, Nainital 1,696, Rudraprayag 1,464, Almora 1,340, Bageshwar 1,038, Uttarkashi 954 and Champawat 775 active cases of the disease.
The state now has 198 patients of Mucormycosis ( Black Fungus) and out of them 15 have died while 13 have recovered from the disease.
To contain the contagion of Covid-19, the state administration has set up 370 containment zones in different parts of the state. In the ongoing vaccination drive 12,364 people were vaccinated in 364 sessions in different parts of the state on Sunday. A total of 6,83,285 people have been fully vaccinated while 22,16,968 have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state.
