The tally of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients in Uttarakhand crossed the six thousand figure mark on Sunday with the state health department reporting 143 cases of the disease. The state now has 6104 patients of the disease.
The authorities discharged 71 patients from different hospitals of the state and collected swab samples of 2379 suspected patients on Sunday. The recovery rate from the disease was at 58.42 percent on the day.
Out of the total samples tested 4.60 percent samples have tested positive and the doubling rate of the disease in the state is 2.45 days. The Sudhowala Jail in Dehradun district is fast turning out to be a hot spot of the disease with the authorities finding 22 inmates positive for Covid-19.
On Saturday seven inmates were found suffering from disease.The district administration and jail authorities are engaged in checking and isolating inmates in the jail. Extensive disinfection drive is also going on at the jail compound.Meanwhile 51 patients were reported from Udham Singh Nagar while 46 patients were found in Dehradun district on Sunday.
Haridwar district reported 26 patients while six patients surfaced in Uttarkashi district. Five patients were reported in Nainital, three from Pauri and one each from Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Tehri districts.
The authorities discharged 43 patients from Dehradun, 12 in Tehri, nine in Champawat, five in Haridwar and two in Uttarkashi district. The state now has 2437 active patients of the disease with Haridwar district leading the tally with 762 active cases followed by Udham Singh Nagar district which has 587 active cases. Dehradun has 440 and Nainital 381 active patients of Covid 19.
In mountainous districts, Uttarkashi and Almora have 66 and 62 active cases of the disease respectively. Tehri has 41, Pithoragarh 35, Pauri 30 and Champawat 26 active cases of disease. Bageshwar now has three while Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts have two active cases each of Covid.