Eight deaths, 680 fresh cases reported on Saturday
The number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Uttarakhand increased to 77573 with the state health department reporting 680 cases of the disease on Saturday. The death toll from the disease also mounted to 1281 on Saturday as death of eight patients from Covid-19 was reported. The department discharged 457 patients of the disease after their recovery on the day. A total of 70288 patients have so far recovered from the disease. The recovery percentage from the disease now stands at 90.61 and the sample positivity rate is 5.51 percent.
Two patients of the disease each were reported dead at the Kailash Hospital Dehradun and Sushila Tiwari government hospital Haldwani on Saturday. One patient each was reported dead at HNB Base hospital Srinagar, Base hospital Almora, GDMC hospital Dehradun and Mahant Indiresh hospital Dehradun on the day. The provisional state capital of Dehradun is witnessing a second wave of the Covid-19. On Saturday 307 fresh cases of the disease were reported from here. Nainital reported 87, Almora 50 and Haridwar 38 cases of the disease.
The state now has 5176 active cases of the disease. Dehradun is maintaining its top position in the table of active cases with 1652 cases while with 508 active cases, Haridwar is at second spot. Nainital is at third position with 486 active cases, Udham Singh Nagar has 363, Pithoragarh 359, Pauri 344, Chamoli 341, Almora 285, Tehri 260, Bageshwar 171, Champawat 160 and Uttarkashi 156 active cases of the disease. With only 91 active cases of Covid-19, Rudraprayag now is at the bottom of the table.
Sunday, 06 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
