Disease has so far claimed 269 lives while tally has risen to 19, 827 in State
The contagion of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is getting more fatal and widespread with every passing day in Uttarakhand. The State health department reported 12 deaths and 592 fresh cases of the disease on Monday. The disease has so far claimed 269 lives while the tally of the disease has risen to 19827 in the state. On a positive note amid the gloom created by the spread of the disease, the State health department discharged 604 patients of the disease from different hospitals after their complete recovery. A total of 13608 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the recovery percentage in the state is now at 68.63. The disease is taking 21.71 days to double and the infection rate (samples tested positive out of total tested) is at 5.40 percent.
In Sushila Tiwari Government hospital Haldwani seven patients of the disease were reported dead on Monday. The dead here include a 29 year old male. Similarly four patients were reported dead at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on the day while one person died in Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital.
The authorities reported 149 new patients in Dehradun, 138 in Haridwar and 99 in Nainital on Monday. In Udham Singh Nagar district, 58 patients surfaced while 52 and 41 patients were reported from Tehri and Uttarkashi districts respectively. Thirteen patients each were reported from Pauri and Champawat districts while 10 patients were found in Almora, seven in Rudraprayag and six each in Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts on Monday.
Out of the 604 patients discharged on Monday, 227 are from Haridwar, 209 from Dehradun, 29 from Tehri and 27 each from Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts. Similarly 19 patients were discharged in Pauri, seven in Rudraprayag and two in Almora districts.
The State now has 5887 active patients of the disease with Udham Singh top spot in the table of active patients of Covid-19 with 1483 patients. Dehradun is in second position with 1201 active while with 1154 active cases Haridwar is in third spot. Nainital has 732 active patients of Covid-19 while Tehri has 320, Uttarkashi 223, Almora 176, Pauri 131, Pithoragarh 124, Chamoli 115, Champawat 87, Bageshwar 86 and Rudraprayag 55 active patients of Covid-19.