Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
133 patients of Black Fungus found in the state
The state health department reported 2,756 new cases of the novel Coronavirus on Tuesday which increased the cumulative count of the disease to 3,18,346 in Uttarakhand. The authorities also reported the death of 81 patients from the disease on the day after which the death toll has mounted to 6,020. The recovery rate, which has been increasing from the last few days on account of more recoveries and less numbers of new cases, has now climbed to 82.09 percent in the state. The authorities reported 6,674 recoveries on Tuesday in the state. A total of 2,61,328 patients have recovered from the disease in the state far.
Meanwhile the count of the Mucormycosis ( Black Fungus) patients in Uttarakhand increased 133 on Tuesday. A total of 11 patients have so far died from the disease.
Out of 81 deaths reported on Tuesday, 14 occured at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, eight each at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital and Mahant Indiresh hospital, six at District hospital Rudrapur, five each at Himalayan hospital Dehradun, Lehman hospital and Military Hospital Dehradun. Similarly three deaths each were reported from Sushila Tiwari government hospital Haldwani, HN Base hospital Srinagar, Krishna hospital Kashipur and Sanjeevani hospital Udham Singh Nagar.
Dehradun reported 524 new cases of Covid 19 on Tuesday while Udham Singh Nagar reported 452, Tehri 264, Almora 234, Chamoli 226, Nainital 209, Rudraprayag 161, Pithoragarh 124, Pauri and Uttarkashi 109 each, Champawat 74 and Bageshwar 70 new cases of the disease on the day.
The state now has 45,568 active patients of the disease. Haridwar overtook Dehradun and occupied the top position in the list of active cases with 8440 cases. Dehradun is on second position now with 7451 cases, Pauri 5155, Udham Singh Nagar 4827, Tehri 4,731 , Nainital 3,140, Chamoli 2,509, Rudraprayag 2,250, Almora 2,066, Pithoragarh 1,527, Uttarkashi 1,236, Bageshwar 1,325 and Champawat 911 active cases of the disease.
To contain the contagion of Covid-19, the state administration has set up 477 containment zones in different parts of the state. In the ongoing vaccination drive 19,648 people were vaccinated in 382 sessions in different parts of the state on Tuesday. A total of 6,81,592 people have been fully vaccinated while 21,43,164 have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state.
