Active cases drop below 10,000-mark in Himachal
DHARAMSHALA/SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh recorded 787 fresh Covid-19 infections on Friday taking the state’s tally to 1,93,924 while the death toll mounted to 3,244 after 27 patients succumbed to the contagion.
Of the new cases, 148 were reported in Kangra, 147 in Shimla, 138 in Mandi, 71 in Chamba, 68 in Hamirpur, 52 in Una, 50 in Solan, 39 in Sirmaur, 36 in Kullu, 20 in Bilaspur and 13 each in Kinnaur and Lahaulspiti. Five fatalities each were reported in Kangra and Una, four in Sirmaur, three each in Bilaspur and Kullu, two each in Hamirpur and Mandi and one each in Shimla and Solan.
The active cases in the state have come down below 10,000mark in the state for the first time in over a month. Till Friday evening, there were 9,787 active cases left in the state.
Recoveries reached 1,80,870 after 2,030 people recuperated.
The recovery rate is now 93%.
Meanwhile, Kangra remains the worst-hit district with 44,268 infections. It is followed by Mandi with 25,849 cases and Shimla with 24,250 cases.
Solan has 21,746 cases, Sirmaur 14,848, Hamirpur 13,774, Una 12,766, Bilaspur 12,150, Chamba 10,144 , Kullu 8,471, Kinnaur 3,045 and Lahaul-spiti 2,613.
RECOVERY RATE REACHES 93%; STATE LOGS 27 DEATHS, 787 INFECTIONS
Private hospital in Kangra starts administering jabs
A private Covid vaccination centre (CVC) at Fortis Hospital, Kangra, has started administering doses to the general public Friday onwards, a health official said.
There are 39 private CVCS registered on the COWIN portal in Himachal Pradesh and only Fortis Hospital has procured the vaccine so far.
Director, National Health Mission, Dr Nipun Jindal said Fortis Hospital will be the first private facility in the state to vaccinate people and has fixed the rate of Covishield at ₹850 per dose.
He said the beneficiaries of 18-45 age group may get themselves vaccinated at the private CVCS as well, after paying the due charges fixed by the institutions.
He said Sanjeevani Jindal hospital at Kinnaur is another private CVC currently providing the vaccine.
However, it is providing vaccination to only the employees of Jindal Hydro Power Project as industrial workplace CVC in the state.