The number of active soars to 1150 active in the state
The cumulative number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Uttarakhand increased to 99072 on Thursday with the state health department reporting 192 new cases of the disease. The department also reported the death of one patient of the disease on the day. The disease has so far claimed 1707 lives in the state. The authorities discharged 121 patients from different hospitals of the state following their recovery on Thursday. A total of 94755 patients have recovered from the disease in the state so far and the recovery percentage is now at 95.64 and the sample positivity rate is 3.70 percent.
The authorities reported 89 new cases of the disease from Dehradun, 57 from Haridwar, 19 from Nainital, eight from Tehri, five from Udham Singh Nagar, three each from Pauri and Almora, two each from Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi and one each in Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts. No new patient of the disease was reported from Champawat district on the day.
The health department reported the death of an 87 year old patient at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital on the day.
The state now has 1150 active patients of the disease. Haridwar district is at the top of the table of active cases the disease with 380 patients, Dehradun has 353, Udham Singh Nagar 107, Nainital 106, Pauri 46, Tehri 42, Almora 29, Champawat 17, Uttarkashi 16, Chamoli 14, Pithoragarh 13 and Bageshwar eight active patients of the disease.
Meanwhile in the ongoing vaccination drive, 25881 people were vaccinated in different parts of the state on Thursday. In the state 119124 people have been fully vaccinated so far as they have received both the first and second dose of the vaccine. A total of 276248 senior citizens (60 Plus) have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state. Similarly 19058 persons in the age group of 45-59 years having co-morbidity have been vaccinated. The Chief Operations Officer (COO) of state Covid-19 control room, Dr Abhishek Tripathi said that 503 vaccine sessions were organised in different parts of the state Thursday.
Friday, 26 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
