The number of Coronavirus (Covid-19) patients in Uttarakhand surged to 29221 on Friday with the State health department reporting 995 fresh cases of the disease. Deaths of eleven patients were also reported on the day which took the death toll to 388 in the State. The authorities discharged 645 patients on Friday from different hospitals of the state. A total of 19428 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the percentage recovery for Covid-19 patients in the State is 66.49 percent. The increase in the number of patients has also increased the infection rate (IR) which now is at 6.11 percent.
Six patients of Covid-19 were reported dead at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Friday. Similarly three patients expired at Sri Mahant Indiresh hospital, Dehradun while two died at Sushila Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani.
The health department reported 281 patients of the disease in Dehradun on Friday while 271 were reported in Udham Singh Nagar. The authorities reported 161 patients in Haridwar, 110 in Nainital, 43 in Pauri, 39 in Pithoragarh, 29 in Tehri, 17 in Uttarkashi, 14 in Almora, 10 in Champawat, eight in Chamoli, seven in Bageshwar and five in Rudraprayag district on Friday.
The health department discharged 235 patients in Udham Singh Nagar, 206 in Nainital, 93 in Pithoragarh, 62 in Pauri, 38 in Uttarkashi, nine in Champawat and two in Rudraprayag district.
The state now has 9294 active cases of the disease. Dehradun leads the table of active cases with 2715 patients. Haridwar has 1681 active cases and is on second spot while with 1324 active cases Udham Singh Nagar is in third position. Nainital has 1126, Pauri 480, Tehri Garhwal 410, Almora 320, Uttarkashi 306, Champawat 250, Rudraprayag 234, Pithoragarh 163 and Bageshwar 155 active cases of the disease.