Tuesday, 24 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The state health department reported only 22 new cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) and 24 recoveries from the disease in Uttarakhand on Monday. No death from the disease was reported in the state on the day.
The cumulative count of Covid-19 patients in the state is now at 3,42,771 while a total of 3,29,030 patients have recovered from the disease so far. In the state, 7377 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 Monday was 0.18 per cent.
The state health department reported six new patients of Covid -19 from Dehradun, five from Pauri, two each from Nainital, Rudraprayag and Udham Singh Nagar and one each from Champawat and Tehri on Monday. No new cases were reported from Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi on the day.
The state now has 313 active cases of Covid-19. Dehradun with 104 cases is at the top of the table of active cases while Chamoli has 40 active cases.
In the ongoing vaccination drive 92,786 people were vaccinated in 959 sessions in the state on Monday.
