Uttarakhand: Six UK returnees test positive for Covid-19 in past month

All districts have been directed to monitor the rest of the returnees and in case they show symptoms, to administer them RT-PCR tests

Published on: Dec 29, 2020, 13:46:53 IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | By Neeraj Santoshi

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Six of the 227 people who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) in the last one month or so have tested positive for Covid-19, said senior officials of the state health department. Of these, four are from Dehradun district, one is from US Nagar and one from Nainital district. One contact of a UK returnee from Dehradun district has also tested positive.

JC Pandey, public relations officer, state health department, said, “Six UK returnees have so far tested positive. Also, one contact of a UK returnee has tested positive in Dehradun.”

Pandey said all districts have been directed to monitor the rest of the returnees and in case they show symptoms, to administer them RT-PCR tests. He added that 138 of 227 people are from Dehradun district.

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Meanwhile, Uttarakhand on Monday reported 205 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally of total cases to 89,850.

Six Covid-19 positive patients died in the state on Monday, taking the death toll to 1,489.

Of the 89,850 who have tested positive so far, 81,688 have recovered successfully, taking the recovery rate in the state to 90.92 %. The positivity rate in the state now stands at 5.18 % and the case fatality rate at 1.66%.

On Monday, 305 people recovered and were discharged from hospitals in different districts of the state with the maximum number, 104, from Chamoli district.

According to the health bulletin issued on Monday evening, the most cases, 83, were reported from Dehradun district. Almora district didn’t report any case on Monday.

Dehradun district has so far reported the maximum (26,889) number of cases, followed by Haridwar (13,303), US Nagar (11,046) and Nainital (11,060).

The state health department has so far tested 1.73 million people of which the results of over 12,800 are pending. Uttarakhand at present has a total of 18 containment zones with the maximum number (eight) in Nainital district.

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Neeraj Santoshi
Neeraj Santoshi is the Chief of Bureau for Hindustan Times in Uttarakhand, where he leads the state reporting team while covering government, politics, environment, wildlife, Uttarakhand High Court, and issues shaping the Himalayan region. With more than two decades in journalism across conflict zones, he has covered politically sensitive regions and environmentally fragile landscapes, and focused on stories that combine public interest with in-depth storytelling. An alumnus of Pune University with a Master’s in Communication Studies, he has reported extensively from Jammu & Kashmir (2003-2010), Madhya Pradesh (2010 to 2018 ) and Uttarakhand (Since 2018), covering subjects ranging from insurgency, elections and governance to wildlife conservation, mining, climate change, agriculture, human rights and social justice. He has covered politics and legislative assemblies of both Jammu & Kashmir and Madhya Pradesh over more than a decade. Before taking over as Chief of Bureau in Uttarakhand, he served as Special Correspondent with Hindustan Times in Madhya Pradesh and earlier reported for both Hindustan Times and The Indian Express in Jammu & Kashmir, where he covered state politics, environment and insurgency-related developments. Over the years, his stories have focused on environmental degradation, wildlife, illegal mining, governance and the changing social fabric of Himalayan states and Central India. He is particularly interested in long-form explanatory journalism, and stories that explore the intersection of ecology, conservation, governance and society. Outside the newsroom, Neeraj enjoys reading widely on neuroscience, consciousness studies, Artificial Intelligence and quantum physics, with a special interest in Kashmiri Tantric Shaivist traditions. He is also passionate about wildlife, mountaineering and the Himalayas, interests that continue to inform his reporting and deepen his understanding of the region he covers.Read More

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