Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 6 (ANI): Uttarakhand former Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat for the resumption of Chardham Yatra, tourism, and related activities in the state in a phased manner.
At the current rate of vaccination, it will take another 16-18 months to cover about 70 per cent of the population of Uttarakhand, revealed analysis of data from the state health department.
Uttarakhand records second highest Covid-19 death rate in India
Amongst 36 states/UTs, the death rate of Uttarakhand was recorded at 1.89% on May 25 which is 64% more than the national rate of 1.15%.
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DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand s death rate remains second highest with 1.89% after Punjab (2.5%) despite the number of daily cases coming down to almost one-third of the peak earlier this month.
Amongst 36 states/UTs, the death rate of Uttarakhand was recorded at 1.89% on May 25 which is 64% more than the national rate of 1.15%.
Anoop Nautiyal whose Social Development for Communities has been collating data since March 15, 2020, when the first-ever case surfaced in the state said, I have been repeatedly urging the need for greater efforts from government and authorities to control death rate. Hope that greater attention will be given towards curbing mortalities in the state.
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand has reported 42 per cent Covid deaths that were missed earlier, giving rise to suspicions of underreporting of coronavirus fatalities in the state.
These are now being reported as backlog deaths for the last six days in the family health bulletin of the state government.
Of the total 923 deaths reported last week in the daily Covid bulletin, 384 of them are backlog deaths , accounting for 42 per cent deaths due to the virus.
A doctor from the state health department on the condition of anonymity said, After 65 deaths were discovered unreported in Haridwar by a private hospital, notices were served. Following this, everyone is on alert now. No such thing happened in the first wave.
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