A close look into the recent surge in the Covid-19 cases in Uttarakhand suggests that some of the mountainous districts are showing a very high infection rate in the last 15 days.
The mountainous district of Almora reported 330 out of the 4163 tests conducted which makes a very high IR of 7.93 percent. Similarly Pithoragarh has a IR of 7.89 percent. Here a total of 6619 tests were conducted and 522 patients were found positive.
Provisional state capital Dehradun has an IR of 6.26 percent, Rudraprayag 4.78 while Chamoli has an IR of 4.76 percent. The founder of Social Development for Communities Foundation Anoop Nautiyal said that in five mountainous districts the IR is above the state average. He said that the additional resource mobilization should be done for the mountainous districts to control the contagion. 19 protocols while taking part in the events
Friday, 11 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
