Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported 482 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 72,642. Twelve more Covid-19 patients also died in the state, taking the death toll to 1185.
Out of 72,642 who have tested positive so far, a total of 66,147 have recovered, taking the recovery rate in the state to 91.06%. The positivity rate in Uttarakhand now stands at 5.68%.
On Wednesday, 444 Covid-19 positive people recovered and were discharged from hospitals in different districts of the state with a maximum of 140 from Dehradun district.
According to the health bulletin issued on Wednesday, a maximum of 157 cases were reported from Dehradun district. With five positive cases, Bageshwar district reported the least number of cases on Wednesday.
Dehradun district has so far reported a maximum of 20,583 Covid-19 cases followed by Haridwar (11,914), US Nagar (10,182) and Nainital (8,372).
The state health department has so far tested 12.77 lakh people of which results of over 16,900 are pending.