Another deadliest day as 70 succumb to Covid in HP
The state also records 4,974 recoveries — highest in a single day; 2,378 fresh infections take total cases past 1.6 lakh
DHARAMSHALA: Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday witnessed deadliest day since the outbreak of Covid pandemic after 70 patients succumbed to the contagion, highest single-day fatalities. The death toll has mounted to 2,311.
Highest 30 fatalities were reported in Kangra, 11 in Shimla, six each in Mandi and Solan, four each in Hamirpur, Sirmaur and Una, two in Kullu and one each in Chamba, Kinnaur and Lahaul-spiti.
Before this, maximum fatalities were reported on Friday, May 14, when 67 people lost their lives.
Kangra, Shimla and Mandi collectively account for 60% deaths. Kangra has recorded highest 662 fatalities since the outbreak, followed by Shimla where 463 people have died and Mandi, where 265 succumbed.
Meanwhile, the state recorded 2,378 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the state’s total count to 1,60,240.
Of the new cases, 787 were reported in Kangra, 336 in Solan, 242 in Shimla, 206 in Una, 181 in Chamba, 156 in Mandi, 144 in Hamirpur, 113 in Bilaspur, 95 in Sirmaur, 80 in Kullu, 23 in Lahaul-spiti and 15 in Kinnaur.
The state also recorded 4,974 recoveries — highest in a single day. The total recoveries have reached 1,20,990.
Kangra has clocked highest
THE LAST HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY TOLL WAS REPORTED ON MAY 14, WHEN 67 PEOPLE HAD LOST THEIR LIVES
recoveries of 22,706 followed by Mandi (17,748), Shimla (16,965) and Solan (15,343).
Active cases come down
In terms of total caseload, Kangra is the worst-hit district with 34,949 infections and is followed by Mandi with 21,884 cases and Shimla with 20,560 cases.
Solan has total 19,006 cases, Sirmaur 12,282, Hamirpur 11,257, Una 10,440, Bilaspur 9,956, Chamba 7,918, Kullu 7,297, Lahaul-spiti 2,364 and Kinnaur 2,327.