Sunday, 08 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported 38 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 59 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Saturday. No death from the disease was reported in the state on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,42,374 while a total of 3,28,476 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7367 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is now at 95.94.
The state health department reported eight new patients of Covid -19 each from Dehradun, six each from Haridwar and Pithoragarh, four each from Almora and Rudraprayag, three each from Nainital and Pithoragarh, two each from Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat and Tehri and one each from Udham Singh Nagar and Uttarkashi districts on Saturday.
The state now has 492 active cases of Covid 19. Dehradun with 209 cases is at top of the table of active cases while Pithoragarh is at second spot with 58 active cases. Chamoli has 52, Udham Singh Nagar 42, Rudraprayag 31, Champawat 25, Uttarkashi 17, Pauri 14, Bageshwar and Haridwar 13 each, Almora eight and Nainital and Tehri five active cases each of the disease.
The state reported four new cases of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) on Saturday. A total of 568 patients of Black Fungus have been reported till date in the state and out of them 126 have died.
