1 more fatality, 107 new cases in HP

SHIMLA:: A 74-year-old man from Sarakar village in Hamirpur district died due to Covid-19 in Himachal Pradesh, taking the death toll in the state to 13, officials said on Sunday.

The patient died at around 9:30 pm on Saturday at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital, Ner Chowk in Mandi district. Chief medical officer Dr Devender Sharma said he was suffering from a kidney disease and blood deficiency and was under treatment in Chandigarh from where he returned to Hamirpur on July 26.

He was admitted at a Covid Care Centre in Hamirpur for a day and was referred to Ner Chowk hospital on July 28 after his health deteriorated.

INFECTION TALLY REACHES 3,371

Himachal Pradesh on Sunday recorded 107 fresh Covid-19 infections. With this, the total number of positive cases in the state has reached 3,371, officials said.

Also, 100 more patients have recovered and active cases in the state stand at 1,149.

Of the new cases, 23 were reported in Chamba district, 14 in Mandi district, 13 in Hamirpur district, 11 each in Solan and Sirmaur, nine each in Bilaspur and Kangra district, seven in Shimla, five each in Una and Kullu district.

Special secretary, health, Nipun Jindal said so far 13 deaths have been reported in the state while 2,181 patients have recovered.

With 822 cases, Solan remains the worst-hit district followed by Kangra with 529 cases. Sirmaur has 414 cases, Hamirpur 360, Una 278, 250 in Mandi district, 216 in Chamba, 204 in Shimla district, 147 in Bilaspur, 101 in Kullu and 46 in Kinnaur. Lahaul and Spiti remains the least affected district with only four cases.