One more COVID-19 case detected in Uttarakhand; tally rises to 52
Apr 28, 2020, 19:48 IST
Dehradun, Apr 28 () One more person tested positive for COVID-19 in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, taking the number of cases in the state to 52.
The latest case has been reported from Rishikesh, Additional Secretary, Health, Yugal Kishore Pant said.
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Thirty-four patients have recovered already and the number of active cases stands at 18, he said.
A 56-year-old woman, who was admitted to the AIIMS in Rishikesh on April 22, is the latest patient to have contracted the disease, Dean of hospital affairs U B Mishra said.
She is a resident of Nainital and was brought to the hospital after suffering a brain stroke, he said.
Efforts are on to quarantine around 90 people who had come in contact with her, Mishra said. ALM IJT(This story has not been edited by www.businessinsider.in and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)