Patient count mounts to 60744 in state, 55188 patients recovered
The death toll from the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Uttarakhand went past the 1000 figure mark with the state health department reporting the death of eight patients of the disease on Monday. A total of 1001 patients of Covid-19 have died in the state after the pandemic started in the month of March. The number of Covid-19 affected patients in Uttarakhand increased to 60744 on Monday as the state health department reported 368 fresh cases of the disease. The authorities discharged 700 patients of the disease from different hospitals of the state after their recovery on Monday. A total of 55188 patients of the disease have so far been cured from the disease which puts the recovery percentage at 90.85 percent. In what can be termed as a cause of concern for the authorities, a backlog of untested samples in different labs of state is increasing. A total of 16953 samples are yet to be tested in labs.
The health department reported deaths of four patients of Covid-19 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Monday. One patient of the disease each was reported dead at Himalayan hospital, Dehradun, Max hospital Dehradun, Sushila Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani and Udham Singh Nagar on the day.
The health department reported 97 fresh cases of Covid-19 from Dehradun, 47 from Tehri, 45 from Nainital, 42 from Haridwar, 22 from Udham Singh Nagar, 20 from Chamoli, 19 each from Pauri and Pithoragarh, 18 from Rudraprayag, 13 from Bageshwar, 10 from Uttarkashi, nine from Champawat and seven from Almora on Monday.
Out of 700 patients discharged on Monday, 196 are from Dehradun, 170 from Haridwar, 158 are from Nainital, 57 from Udham Singh Nagar, 29 from Almora, 24 from Chamoli, 21 from Pithoragarh, 16 from Bageshwar and 10 from Pauri. The state now has 4080 active patients of the disease. Dehradun district with 983 active cases is at top of table while Nainital and Pauri with 483 cases are now at second spot. Haridwar has 424, Udham Singh Nagar 320, Uttarkashi 270, Tehri 221, Chamoli 192, Rudraprayag 184, Pithoragarh 180, Champawat 137 and Almora 119 active cases of the disease. With 111 active cases of Covid-19, Bageshwar is at the bottom of the table of active cases in Uttarakhand.
Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
