Saturday, 03 April 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Two deaths, 364 new patients reported on Friday
The upward trend in the number of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in Uttarakhand is continuing. The state health department reported 364 new cases of the disease on Friday which increased the cumulative tally of the disease in the state to 1,01,275. The death toll in the state also mounted to 1,721 on Friday as death of two patients of the disease was reported.
The authorities discharged 194 patients from different hospitals of the state following their recovery on Friday. A total of 95649 patients have recovered from the disease in the state and the recovery percentage is now at 94.44 and the sample positivity rate is 3.66 per cent.
The authorities reported 139 new cases of the disease from Dehradun, 118 from Haridwar, 34 from Nainital, 31 from Udham Singh Nagar, 12 from Pauri, six each from Almora and Champawat, five each from Rudraprayag and Tehri, three from Uttarkashi, two each from Bageshwar and Pithoragarh and one from Chamoli on Friday.
The health department reported the death of a 42 year old female patient at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Friday. A 62 year old male was reported dead at Neelkanth hospital, Nainital on the day.
The state now has 2404 active patients of the disease. Dehradun continues to be at the top of the table of active cases of the disease with 996 patients, Haridwar has 656, Nainital 168, Udham Singh Nagar 134, Tehri 132, Pauri 109, Almora 54, Uttarkashi 36, Rudraprayag 33, Pithoragarh 29, Bageshwar 20 , Champawat 19 and Chamoli 18 active cases of Covid-19.
In the ongoing vaccination drive against the disease 47,714 people were vaccinated in different parts of the state on Friday. This is the highest single day vaccination number in the state so far. In the state 1,26,020 people have been fully vaccinated so far as they have received both the first and second dose of the vaccine. A total of 366266 senior citizens (60 Plus) have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state. Similarly 67779 persons in the age group of 45-59 years have been vaccinated in the state.
The Chief Operations Officer (COO) of state Covid-19 control room, Dr Abhishek Tripathi said that 433 vaccine sessions were organised in different parts of the state on Friday.
In Dehradun 107 vaccine sessions were organised in which 3700 senior citizens, 7055 persons between 45 to 60 years of age, 326 healthcare workers and 273 frontline workers were vaccinated on Friday. Similarly 1687 senior citizens, 3553 persons between 45 to 60 years of age, 93 health care workers and 1088 front line workers were vaccinated in 47 vaccine sessions in Haridwar district on the day.
