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Himachal logs 301 fresh infections
Himachal’s active cases mounted to 2,733 while recoveries reached 2,04,681 after 230 people recuperated
Himachal’s Covid-19 case tally rose to 2,11,020 with 301 more people testing positive for the virus on Wednesday. The death toll mounted to 3,542 after one more patient succumbed to the infection.
Mandi district, the hotspot of the latest surge, recorded 68 new infections followed by 51 in Hamirpur and 47 in Kangra. Chamba and Shimla reported 34 cases each, Bilaspur 26, Kullu 14 and Solan 10. Eight new cases were reported in Sirmaur, four in Kinnaur, three in Una and two in Lahul-Spiti.
The active cases mounted to 2,733 while recoveries reached 2,04,681 after 230 people recuperated.
Kangra is the worst-hit district since the virus outbreak last year as its total case tally stands at 46,185, followed by Mandi and Shimla districts with 29,133 and 26,291 cases respectively.
Solan’s case tally reached 22,494 cases, Sirmaur 15,414, Hamirpur 14,997, Una 13,508, Bilaspur 13,256, Chamba 13,155, Kullu 9,380, Kinnaur 3,357 and Lahaul-Spiti 2,850.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday urged the people of the state to take the coronavirus vaccine to prevent the onset of the third wave.
Thakur was listening to public grievances at the Kangra Rest House.Thakur said the state government had launched the vaccination drive at a large scale and Himachal is among the top states as per the vaccination rate.
He said the Mukhyamantri Sewa Sankalp helpline (1100 ) was helping speedy redressal of the public’s grievances. “So far, around 2.48 lakh complaints have been received through the helpline, most of which have been redressed. Hes aid the Jan Manch, which was another platform to take up grievances, will be resumed as soon as the situation normalises,” he said.
Sit-in protest
Residents of Lalehar village of Kangra assembly segment staged a sit-in protest outside the Kangra rest house where the chief minister was listening to public grievances. They were objecting the land acquisition for the Mataur-Shimla four-lane project. The villagers said they will not give up their land and houses and did not want any compensation.
A delegation of the villagers also met the chief minister and presented a memorandum of their demands.
