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1 death, 25 fresh Covid-19 infections in Himachal
Ten cases have been reported in Sirmaur district, seven each in Kangra and Solan and one in Kullu.
Twenty-five people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, taking the state’s tally to 1,656.
Ten cases have been reported in Sirmaur district, seven each in Kangra and Solan and one in Kullu.
Siramaur deputy commissioner RK Pruthi said 10 people have tested positive in Govindgarh locality of Nahan town, the administrative headquarters of the district. Govindgarh has emerged as a new Covid-19 hotspot with 68 people from the locality testing positive for the virus in less than a week. Pruthi said 51 samples from the locality had been sent for testing of which 41 turned out negative.
Two children aged 2 and eight, five women and three men were found infected, he said.
THREE OF FAMILY, ARMY PERSONNEL TEST POSITIVE IN KANGRA
Three members of a family and an army jawan are among seven new cases in Kangra district.
Deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati said a 38-year-old man, his 32-year-old wife and son aged eight have tested positive. They were primary contacts of a Covid-19 patient and have been shifted to Covid-care centre Bainjath.
An army jawan, 33, with travel history to Nagaland has also contracted the disease. He was home quarantined and has been shifted to Military Hospital, Yol. The remaining three patients also have a travel history to Maharashtra, Delhi and Uttarakhand.
In Solan, seven people have tested positive in Nalagarh area. The patients are workers of a textile company. One case has been detected in Manali of Kullu district where a girl tested positive.
Active cases in the state have jumped to 561 while 1,068 have been cured.
75-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIES, DEATH TOLL 10
A 75-year-old woman from Sarkaghat sub division of Mandi district succumbed to Covid-19 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Nerchowk, on Tuesday, taking Himachal Pradesh’s coronavirus toll to 10.
Nodal officer Dr Jeevanand Chauhan said that the woman was diabetic and suffering from renal failure. She tested positive on July 16 and had a travel history to Chandigarh.
“Her condition was unstable for the past two days and she passed away early on Tuesday,” Dr Chauhan said.
The woman’s 44-year-old daughter-in-law is also under treatment for Covid-19.
The first Covid-related death in Himachal was reported on March 23 when a US-returned Tibetan man from McLeodganj died of the contagion. A 21-year-old youth from Sarkaghat, who was also suffering from a kidney ailment, died of Covid-19 at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, on May 5.
A 53-year-old man from Hamirpur died of severe respiratory distress caused by the virus on May 15, taking the state’s death toll to three. Two women died of the contagion on May 25 at hospitals in Shimla and Mandi. Both were suffering from kidney-related and other ailments.
A 57-year-old man from Kangra, who passed away on June 25, was the seventh casualty due to the virus, while an 80-year-old woman died on June 30 and a 70-year-old man on July 4.
0.61% DEATH RATE IN HIMACHAL
The death rate in Himachal due to Covid-19 is 0.61% —lower than the national average of 2.46%. The state has 223 cases per 10 lakh people. The recovery rate is higher at 65.42% and there are 33% active cases. The state has conducted 15,999 tests per 10 lakh people.
Solan is the worst hit district with 381 cases followed by Kangra with 353 cases. Hamirpur has 283 cases, Una 164, Shimla 94, Sirmaur 110, Chamba 80, Bilaspur 66, Mandi 50, Kinnaur 39, Kullu 22 and Lahaul-Spiti district four.
