Friday, 03 September 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported 33 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 15 recoveries from the disease on Thursday. No death from the disease was reported on the day. The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,43,034 while a total of 3,29,212 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state, 7387 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 Thursday was 0.17 per cent.
The state health department reported six new patients of Covid -19 each from Pauri and Uttarkashi, four each Bageshwar, Dehradun and Haridwar, three each from Almora and Champawat and one each from Chamoli, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar on Thursday. No new cases were reported from Pithoragarh, Rudraprayag and Tehri districts on the day.
The state now has 383 active cases of Covid-19. Dehradun with 141 cases is at the top of the table of active cases while Pauri has 64 active cases. Tehri district is at the bottom of the table with only two active cases of the disease.
In the ongoing vaccination drive 88,077 people were vaccinated in 1132 sessions in the state held on Thursday.
