In an indicator of the increase in contagion in Uttarakhand, the infection rate in the state has witnessed a jump of one percent in the last one month. The infection rate in the state is now at 5.16 percent while it was 4.18 percent on July 1. The founder of the social development for communities’ foundation, Anoop Nautiyal said that Nainital, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Dehradun had a maximum increase in the infection rate in the last month. Nainital district has the highest infection rate in the state. Here 8.53 percent of the total samples tested have tested positive.
Haridwar has an infection rate of 7.43 percent while Udham Singh Nagar has an infection rate of 6.50 percent. Rudraprayag has an infection rate of 1.70 percent which is lowest in the state.