Thursday, 19 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported only 16 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 29 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. Death of one patient of the disease was reported in the state on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,42,668 while a total of 3,28,914 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state 7374 people have lost their lives to Covid -19 till date. The recovery percentage from the disease is at 95.99 while the sample positivity rate on Wednesday was 0.08 per cent.
The state health department reported six new patients of Covid -19 from Bageshwar, five from Dehradun and one each from Champawat, Nainital, Rudraprayag, Udham Singh Nagar and Uttarkashi on Wednesday. No new patient was found in the remaining six districts of the state on the day.
The state now has 331 active cases of Covid-19. Dehradun with 103 cases is at the top of the table of active cases while Chamoli has 42 active cases. Almora has seven while Haridwar and Nainital have six active cases each.
The state reported no new case of Mucormycosis (Black fungus) and death of one patient on the day. A total of 574 patients of the disease have so far been reported.
In the ongoing vaccination drive 71,402 people were vaccinated in 712 sessions in the state on Wednesday.
