Breaking all past records, 451 cases of the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) were reported by the state health department on Wednesday. The spike caused the tally of Covid-19 to zoom past the 5,000 figure mark.
The state now has 5,300 cases of the disease of which 1,856 are active while 3,349 have recovered. The department also reported the death of two Covid-19 patients on the day which increased the death toll of the disease to 57. Haridwar which in recent days has become an epicentre of contagion reported 204 cases of the disease on the day.
The record number of cases in a single day and spurt of the last few days ensured a further dip in the recovery rate which now stood at 65.17 percent.
The doubling rate of the disease in the state has decreased to 18.53 days. Out of total samples tested 4.51 percent have tested positive for the disease.The authorities discharged 52 patients of the disease from different hospitals of the state after their recovery on the day. A total of 3349 patients have so far recovered from the disease.In Haridwar 169 of the total 204 patients reported on Wednesday are the contacts of patients reported earlier.
In Udham Singh Nagar 98 patients surfaced while 73 new patients were reported in Nainital district. Dehradun reported 43 cases, Tehri 11, Uttarkashi nine, Pithoragarh five, Pauri and Almora four each cases on Wednesday.
A 47 year old male patient, positive for the disease, was reported dead at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh on Wednesday. Similarly a 46 year old female patient was reported dead at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital.
The authorities discharged 22 patients in Dehradun and 19 patients from Udham Singh Nagar district. Similarly two patients each were discharged from Chamoli and Champawat districts.Of the 1856 active patients of Covid-19 in the state, Haridwar with 634 active cases is on top of the list of active patients. With 430 active cases Udham Singh Nagar is at second position. Dehradun now has 339 active cases and is in third position. Nainital has 271 active cases of Covid-19 now while Uttarkashi and Tehri have 52 active cases each. Pauri has 22, Almora 21, Pithoragarh 18 and Champawat 15 cases of the disease. Chamoli district has two active cases now while Bageshwar and Rudraprayag have no active cases of the disease.