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Himachal hits 400-mark with seven fresh Covid-19 infections
Four cases were reported from Kangra and one each from Hamirpur, Chamba and Una, said Nipun Jindal, special secretary (health). Active cases in the state are 201, he added.
Seven more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, taking the total number of cases in the state to 400, officials said.
Four cases were reported from Kangra and one each from Hamirpur, Chamba and Una, said Nipun Jindal, special secretary (health). Active cases in the state are 201, he added.
Kangra deputy commissioner Rakesh Kumar Prajapati said all four patients had returned from Delhi. “One of them is a 48-year-old driver from Ghallaur village of Jawalamukhi sub-division. He had returned to Himachal on May 30 and was institutionally quarantined in Jawalamukhi town. Another patient is a 27-year-old man from Lambagaon who had returned on June 4,” the DC said.
The third patient is a 46-year-old man from Baijnath, who travelled back on May 28. A 32-year-old man from Mahakal who returned to the state on May 29 is also among the fresh cases. All four were under institutional quarantine.
With this, Kangra’s Covid-19 tally has risen to 105 and active cases are 54.
Besides, one case was reported from Hamirpur where a Ghaziabad-returned woman was found positive. She was under home quarantine and her contacts are being traced, said Hamirpur DC Harikesh Meena. A 32-year-old woman has also tested positive for the virus in Chamba.
A 21-year-old woman from Una, whose test report came out positive late evening became the 400th case of Covid-19 in the state.
DOUBLING RATE SLOWS DOWN
Himachal’s doubling rate has slowed down in the past few days. Presently, the doubling rate stands at 48.8 days compared to 5.9 days on May 26. However, it is still slightly quicker than the country’s average of 51.9 days. Himachal has breached the 400-mark in 79 days as the first case was recorded on March 20. Earlier, the state’s tally had hit 100-mark in 61 days on May 20.
The state’s testing rate is much better at 4,705 per million against India’s 2,338.
The fatality rate in the state is 1.48% against the national average of 2.44%. The recovery rate is 48.24%, slightly higher than the country’s 48.20%.
201 ACTIVE CASES, 190 RECOVERED
The second wave of Covid-19 cases hit Himachal on May 4. Since then, a total of 338 people have tested positive for the virus. Five people have died due to the contagion.
As many as 70 new cases have been recorded this week.
So far, eleven of the total twelve districts in the state are affected by Covid-19. Tribal district of Lahaul & Spiti is the only Covid-free district.
Hamirpur is the worst-hit district with 121 cases followed by Kangra with 105 cases. A total of 42 cases have been reported in Una, 32 in Solan, 30 in Chamba, 21 in Bilaspur, 20 in Mandi, 12 in Shimla, 11 in Sirmaur, four in Kullu and two in Kinnaur. Till date, a total of 190 people have recovered.
