17 deaths 1069 new patients reported on Wednesday
The contagion of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) is becoming fatal with each passing day. On Wednesday 17 patients of the disease were reported dead in different hospitals of the state. The death toll due to Covid-19 in Uttarakhand has now climbed to 529.
Meanwhile the tally of the Covid-19 patients in the state climbed to 43720 on Wednesday with the state health department reporting 1069 fresh cases of the disease. A total of 1016 patients were discharged from different hospitals of the state on Wednesday after their recovery. The recovery percentage of Covid-19 patients in the state is 71.19 percent while the infection rate (IR) remains above 7 percent. The doubling rate of the disease in Uttarakhand is 28.60 days.
Eight patients of Covid-19 lost their lives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Wednesday. At Sushila Tiwari government hospital, three patients of the disease were reported dead on the day. Similarly three patients succumbed to the disease at HNB base hospital Srinagar. Two patients expired at Mahant Indiresh hospital Dehradun while one died at Medicity hospital Rudrapur.
The authorities reported 318 fresh cases of Covid-19 from Dehradun district on Wednesday. Similarly 237 patients were reported in Udham Singh Nagar, 127 in Haridwar, 119 in Nainital, 58 in Champawat, 53 in Uttarkashi, 48 in Pauri, 31 in Tehri, 22 in Rudraprayag, 21 each in Bageshwar and Pithoragarh and seven in Champawat were reported.
Out of 1016 patients discharged on the day, 379 are from Dehradun, 186 from Haridwar, 185 in Nainital, 56 in Pauri, 39 each in Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag and 21 in Pithoragarh district were discharged on Wednesday.
Uttarakhand now has 11867 active patients of the disease with Dehradun maintaining its big lead at top of table with 4082 active cases of the disease. Haridwar is on second spot with 2090 active patients and Udham Singh Nagar on third position with 1554 active cases. Nainital has 1373, Pauri 630, Uttarkashi 438, Champawat 319, Pithoragarh 318, Tehri 290, Almora 242, Champawat 207, Bageshwar 194 and Rudraprayag 130 active patients of the disease.
Thursday, 24 September 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
