With 495 fresh cases, Uttarakhand’s Covid-19 tally crosses 15,000 mark

The state also reported the death of five Covid-19 positive patients, taking the cumulative death toll to 200. Uttarakhand has 345 containment zones in eight districts at present.

Uttarakhand on Sunday crossed the 15,000-mark after 495 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reported from across the state on Sunday. The state’s infection tally now stands at 15,124.

Healthcare workers during Covid-19 screening and swab test. (Satyabrata Tripathy/Hindustan Times)

The state also reported the death of five Covid-19 patients on Sunday, taking the toll to 200. Out of the 200 deaths, 46 were due to the coronavirus disease, while others died because of co-morbidities. Of the five deaths reported on Sunday, one died due to coronavirus while others died due to co-morbidities.

According to the health bulletin released by the state health department on Sunday evening, US Nagar district reported the maximum number of cases (249), followed by Haridwar (106), Dehradun (66), Pauri (18), Nainital (14), Rudraprayag (10), Chamoli (9), Tehri (6), Bageshwar (6), Almora (4), Champawat (4), and Pithoragarh (3).

So far, Haridwar district has reported the maximum number of Covid-19 cases (3,661), followed by Dehradun (2,985), US Nagar (2,955) and Nainital (2,150).

Also, 459 Covid-19 patients were discharged from different hospitals in the state on Sunday with a maximum of 150 from US Nagar district.

The rate of doubling of cases based on last seven days now stands at 25.26 days while the infection rate is 5.25 percent. The state has tested over 3.07 lakh samples so far, of which the results of more than 12,000 tests are awaited. A total of 10,480 people have recovered successfully in the state, bringing the recovery rate to 69.29 percent.

Uttarakhand has 345 containment zones in eight districts at present. The maximum number of containment zones (280) come from Haridwar district.

In a bid to fight the pandemic, the state government has also operationalised 17 dedicated Covid hospitals and 381 Covid Care Centres (CCC) across the state and has recently started home isolation of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients.