This story is from June 30, 2020

93 recoveries, 1 death in Uttarakhand

93 recoveries, 1 death in Uttarakhand
Dehradun: The total number of recoveries from Covid-19 in Uttarakhand reached 2,111, with the state health department announcing the recovery of 93 people on Monday, which took the state’s recovery rate to 75.54%, even as eight new cases of infection were reported on June 29.
Among the eight fresh cases, four are from Dehradun and two each from Nainital and US Nagar.

Commenting on the recovery rate, Abhishek Tripathi from the Covid-19 “war room” at the health directorate, said only 659 active cases are currently under treatment in the state.
“Of the 176 cases reported from Almora, 153 have recovered. In Bageshwar too, only 19 of the total 81 positive cases are currently under treatment. From 73 infected people in Chamoli, 59 have already recovered, while from 54 cases reported in Champawat, 47 have been cured and have returned home,” said Tripathi.
Dehradun reported a maximum 681 cases, of which 526 have recovered. Of the 313 people infected in Haridwar, 186 have managed to defeat the virus.
In Nainital, 340 out of the 470 people who were infected have recovered. In Pauri, 141 total cases were reported, of which 85 have recovered.
“Only 13 patients are currently under treatment in Pithoragarh, as 52 of 65 patients have recovered,” said Tripathi, who also said there are only nine active cases in Rudraprayag.
Among 416 positive cases in Tehri, 355 have recovered, while of the 231 positive cases in US Nagar, 147 have returned home. Of 64 positive cases in Uttar Kashi, 44 have recovered.
With one death of a Covid-19 patient reported from Coronation Hospital on Monday, the total count of Covid-19 deaths in Uttarakhand reached 39. The 65-year-old who died was brought to the hospital last week. His sample was returned positive only after his death.
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