Monday, 24 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
3,050 new cases, 6,173 recoveries reported on Sunday
The curve of the contagion of Covid- 19 is continuing on its downward path in Uttarakhand. The state health department reported 3,050 new cases of the disease on Sunday which increased the cumulative count of the patients to 3,13,519 in the state. The department also reported the death of 53 patients from the disease on the day which increased the death tally to 5,805. The authorities also added 18 unreported deaths which had occurred on previous dates in the death toll on Sunday. On a positive note the authorities disclosed 6,173 patients recovered from the disease on the day which increased the recovery rate to 78.98. The sample positivity rate is 6.94 percent in the state.
Out of the 53 deaths which occurred Sunday, seven occurred at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital Dehradun, six each at Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital Haldwani and District hospital Rudrapur, five at Military hospital Dehradun and four at Military Hospital Roorkee.
The provisional state capital Dehradun reported 716 new cases of the disease on Sunday. Udham Singh Nagar reported 537, Haridwar 364, Tehri 276, Nainital 224, Pithoragarh 182, Rudraprayag 178, Chamoli 161, Pauri 144, Uttarkashi 96, Champawat 73, Almora 54 and Bageshwar 45 new cases of the disease on Sunday.
The state now has 54,735 active patients of the disease. Dehradun continues to remains at the top of the table of active cases of the disease with 12,327 patients; Haridwar has 8,947, Udham Singh Nagar 6,157, Pauri 5,265, Tehri 4,992, , Nainital 4,238, Chamoli 2,488, Rudraprayag 2,454, Almora 2,211, Pithoragarh 1,795, Bageshwar 1,482, Uttarkashi 1,465 and Champawat 914 active cases of the disease.
To contain the contagion of Covid-19, the state administration has set up 492 containment zones in different parts of the state. In the ongoing vaccination drive only 9,769 people were vaccinated in 168 sessions in different parts of the state on Saturday. A total of 6,80,985 people have been fully vaccinated while 21,00,294 have received the first dose of the vaccine.
