The situation of the pandemic triggered by the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) turned grave as ten patients of the disease died on Friday. Incidentally the state health department had reported four deaths on late Thursday night after the release of its official health bulletin. With these deaths the toll of the disease in Uttarakhand has mounted to 112.
Incidentally, the ten deaths reported on Friday is the highest ever reported in a single day. The authorities reported the death of four patients ( 62 year old female, 63 year old female, 56 year female and a 73 year old male) at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital on the day. At All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh three patients ( 65 year old male, 70 year old female and a 25 year old male) were reported dead on the day. Similarly three patients ( 60, 45 and 38 year old females) were reported dead at Sushila Tiwari government hospital, Haldwani,
The health department reported 278 patients of the disease on the day which increased the tally of the disease to 8901. A total of 304 patients were discharged from different hospitals on Friday which increased the number of recovered patients to 5731 on the day. A total of 5731 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the recovery rate on the day stands at 64.39 percent. The doubling rate in the state is now at 28.14 days.
The authorities reported 85 patients from Udham Singh Nagar, 73 from Haridwar, 34 from Nainital, 25 from Pauri, 25 from Pauri, 21 from Dehradun, 16 in Tehri, seven in Champawat, six each from Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh and one in Chamoli district on the day.
A total of 143 patients were discharged in Haridwar, 93 in Dehradun, 21 in Uttarkashi and 18 in Nainital district on the day.
The State now has 3020 active patients of the disease with Udham Singh Nagar replacing Haridwar district from the top position in the table of active cases. Uhdam Singh Nagar now has 790 active cases while Haridwar is now at second position with 732 cases. Nainital is in third position with 577 active cases while Dehradun is in fourth position with 366 active patients of Covid 19. Uttarkashi has 142, Pithoragarh 100, Pauri 63, Tehri 62, Champawat 59, Bageshwar 56, Almora 36, Chamoli 23 and Rudraprayag 14 active cases each of Covid-19.