Seven deaths, 427 new cases reported on Sunday
The number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Uttarakhand climbed to 89645 on Sunday with the state health department reporting 427 new cases of the disease. The authorities also reported the death of seven patients of the disease on the day after which the death toll mounted to 1483 in the state. The health department discharged 229 patients from different hospitals on Sunday. A total of 81383 patients have recovered from the disease so far in the state. The recovery percentage from the disease is now at 90.78 and the sample positivity rate is 5.20 percent.
Two patients of Covid-19 were reported dead at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Sunday. A similar number of patients died at Kailash hospital Dehradun. One patient each was reported dead at Himalayan hospital Dehradun, Susheela Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani and District Hospital Pithoragarh on Sunday.
Out of 229 patients discharged from different hospitals on Sunday, 118 were from Dehradun and 43 from Nainital.
The health department reported 172 new cases of the disease from Dehradun, 106 from Nainital, 34 from Haridwar, 27 from Uttarkashi, 25 from Udham Singh Nagar, 24 from Tehri, 11 from Pauri, seven each from Champawat and Pithoragarh, five from Chamoli, four each from Bageshwar and Rudraprayag and one from Almora on Sunday.
Uttarakhand now has 5625 active cases of the disease. Dehradun is at continuing to remain at top of the table of active cases with 1615 cases while with 1045 active cases Nainital is at second spot. Haridwar is at third spot with 466 active cases. Pithoragarh has 406, Uttarkashi 343, Tehri 294, Almora 279, Chamoli, Udham Singh Nagar and Pauri 246 each, Champawat 165 and Bageshwar 151 active cases of the disease. With 123 active cases of Covid-19, Rudraprayag is now at the bottom of the table of active cases of Covid-19.
Monday, 28 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
