Monday, 06 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported only 16 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 20 recoveries from the disease on Sunday. No death from the disease was reported on the day.The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,43100 while a total of 3,29,271 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state, 7388 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date.
The recovery percentage from the disease is at 95.97 while the sample positivity rate on Sunday was 0.09 per cent.The state health department reported seven new patients of Covid -19 from Dehradun, three from Uttarkashi, two from Almora and one each from Almora, Champawat, Haridwar and Nainital districts on Sunday. No new cases of the disease were reported from the remaining six districts on the day. The state now has 389 active cases of Covid-19. Dehradun with 159 cases is at the top of the table of active cases while Pauri has 63 active cases. Tehri district is at the bottom of the table with only one active case of the disease.
In the ongoing vaccination drive 58,656 people were vaccinated in 866 sessions in the state held on Sunday. Meanwhile the reduced number of weekly tests continue to be a cause of major concern in Uttarakhand. In the week ending August 4 only 1,20,861 tests were done by the authorities for Covid 19 which are 57 per cent less than the targetted figure of 2,80000 tests. The founder of Social Development for Communities ( SDC) foundation, Anup Nautiyal said the government should focus on increased testing to combat the disease.
