Tuesday, 29 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
Relief as only 457 fresh cases, six deaths reported on Monday
Monday brought some relief to the people of the Uttarakhand reeling under the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic as the state health department reported only 457 fresh cases of the disease. In fact the figure is the lowest in the state since August 25. The state now has 47502 total cases of the disease. Deaths of six patients were reported by the health department on Monday which increased the death toll to 580. To add more on the positive front, 1184 patients of the disease were declared cured by the authorities on the day. A total of 36646 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the percentage recovery for Covid-19 patients in the state is 77.15 percent. The infection rate (IR) which indicates the prevalence of contagion however continues to remain high. It now stands at 7.12 percent. The doubling rate for the state in the last seven days is 38.61 percent.
At All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh death of four Covid-19 patients was reported. One patient succumbed to the disease at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital Dehradun while one died at Sushila Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani.
The authorities reported 129 fresh cases of the disease in Haridwar district. Similarly 113 patients were reported in Dehradun, 76 in Udham Singh Nagar, 27 in Tehri, 25 in Uttarkashi, 21 in Champawat, 19 in Almora, 16 in Nainital, 15 in Pauri, seven in Chamoli, five in Rudraprayag and two each in Bageshwar and Pithoragarh on the day. The Dwarahat MLA, Mahesh Negi was found positive for Covid-19. The MLA has admitted himself in a hospital in Gurugram.
Out of the 1184 patients recovered on Monday, 439 are from Dehradun, 317 from Haridwar, 109 from Nainital, 78 from Pithoragarh, 77 from Pauri, 37 from Champawat, 23 Uttarkashi, 22 Almora and 19 from Tehri.
The authorities discharged 259 patients in Haridwar, 244 in Dehradun, 104 in Almora and 35 in Pauri district on Sunday. Uttarakhand now has 10066 active patients of the disease with Dehradun maintaining its lead at top of table with 3214 active cases of the disease. Haridwar is on second spot with 1627 active patients and Nainital on third position with 1210 active cases. Udham Singh Nagar has 1070, Pauri 724, Uttarkashi 429, Almora 370, Chamoli 357, Tehri 300, Champawat 251, Pithoragarh 249, Rudraprayag 157 and Bageshwar 108 active patients of the disease.
The administration has created 481 containment zones to prevent spread of the infection. Haridwar has maximum 335 containment zones while Dehradun has 66 such zones.
