Tuesday, 01 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
1,156 new cases, 3,039 recoveries reported on Monday
Amid indications that the second wave of pandemic of Covid-19 is on ebb, the state health department reported only 1,156 new cases of the disease on Monday. This is the least number of cases of the disease in the last one month. The department also reported recoveries of 3,039 patients of the disease on the day. The cumulative count of the patients of Covid-19 in the state is at 3,29,494 while a total of 2,88,928 patients have recovered from the disease so far. The state health department reported the death of 44 patients from the disease on Monday which increased the death toll to 6452 in the state. A total of 29,223 samples were sent for testing on Monday and the sample positivity rate is at 6.87 percent.
Out of the 44 deaths reported on Monday, six occurred at Sushila Tiwari Government hospital, five at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh and four each at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital Dehradun and Mahant Indiresh hospital Dehradun. The authorities also added seven such deaths in the toll on Monday which had occurred in the past but were not reported earlier.
The provisional state capital Dehradun reported 205, Udham Singh Nagar 173, Nainital 161, Haridwar 105, Pauri 84, Almora 82, Pithoragarh 74, Chamoli 64, Uttarkashi 50, Bageshwar 47, Tehri 42, Rudraprayag 37 and Champawat 32 new cases of the disease on Monday.
The state now has 28,371 active patients of the disease. Haridwar is the top position in the list of active cases with 7,350 cases. Dehradun is on second position with 3251 cases, Pauri 3,116, Chamoli 2,069, Udham Singh Nagar 2,022, Pithoragarh 1,967, Tehri 1,650, Nainital 1,689, Rudraprayag 1,321, Almora 1,317, Bageshwar 996, Uttarkashi 885 and Champawat has 738 active cases of the disease.
The state now has 221 patients of Mucormycosis ( Black Fungus) and out of them 17 have died while 13 have recovered from the disease. Two patients of the disease succumbed to death on Monday.
To contain the contagion of Covid-19, the state administration has set up 345 containment zones in different parts of the state. In the ongoing vaccination drive 15,203 people were vaccinated in 353 sessions in different parts of the state on Monday. A total of 6,83,881 people have been fully vaccinated while 22,31,575 have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state.
