Seven deaths, 269 fresh cases reported on Friday
The death toll from the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Uttarakhand mounted to 1562 on Friday with the state health department reporting the death of seven patients. The department also reported 269 fresh cases of the disease on the day which increased the tally of the disease to 93111. The authorities discharged 390 patients from different hospitals on the day after their recovery from the disease. A total 87127 patients have recovered from the disease so far and the recovery percentage now stands at 93.57 and the sample positivity rate is 4.95 percent.
Three patients of Covid-19 were reported dead at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Friday. Two patients of the disease were reported dead at Mahant Indiresh Hospital Dehradun. One patient each was reported dead at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital and Sushila Tiwari Government hospital Haldwani on the day.
Out of 390 patients discharged on Friday, 133 were from Dehradun while 102 were from Nainital. The health department reported 90 cases of the disease from Dehradun, 58 from Nainital, 31 from Haridwar, 19 from Udham Singh Nagar, 14 from Almora, 13 from Pithoragarh, seven each from Champawat, Pauri, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi. Similarly six patients were detected on Tehri and three in Bageshwar on Friday.
Uttarakhand now has 3179 active cases of the disease. Dehradun is at continuing to remain at top of the table of active cases with 868 cases while with 707 active cases Nainital is at second spot. Haridwar is at third position with 340 cases, Tehri has 172, Pithoragarh 169, Uttarkashi 159, Almora 155, Bageshwar 149, Udham Singh Nagar 116, Pauri 109, Chamoli 102 and Champawat 69 active cases of the disease. With 64 active cases of Covid-19, Rudraprayag is at the bottom of the table of active cases of Covid-19
Saturday, 09 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
