U'khand reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 319 fresh cases

Dehradun, Aug 17 () Uttarakhand on Monday reported six more deaths due to COVID-19 and 319 fresh infections, the state health department said.

With this, the state's COVID-19 death toll has mounted to 158 and the infection tally reached 12,493.

Four patients died at AIIMS Rishikesh and two at Haldwani's Sushila Tiwari Hospital, according to the state health department's medical bulletin. Haridwar district reported the highest number of 109 fresh cases, Uttarkashi 77, Rudraprayag 41, Udham Singh Nagar 38, Nainital 23, Tehri 15, Dehradun 10, Bageshwar three, and Pithoragarh, Champawat and Chamoli one each, the bulletin said.

So far, 8,485 people have recovered from the disease, it said. ALM DPB