December 25, 2024

Himachal Pradesh registers a positivity rate of 1.7% in the last one week

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The Himachal Herald, Shimla 

The Government spokesperson today informed that a recent data released by the Health Department reflected that 51267 tests were done in the State of Himachal Pradesh between 08-11-2021 to 14-11-2021. He further added that a total of 878 COVID positive cases with the positivity rate of 1.7% were reported in the State during this period. He further added that the number of deaths during this period was 36 in the State.

The district wise information in the last week from 28.06.2021 to 04.07.2021 is as follows:

DISTRICT

TOTAL TESTING

POSITIVE CASES

POSITIVITY RATE

DEATHS

Bilaspur

8529

78

0.9

0

Chamba

4233

12

0.3

0

Hamirpur

4567

156

3.4

7

Kangra

9191

307

3.3

17

Kinnaur

861

4

0.5

1

Kullu

2198

19

0.9

0

L & Spiti

457

4

0.9

0

Mandi

3433

84

2.4

4

Shimla

4538

66

1.5

4

Sirmaur

2128

2

0.1

0

 

Solan

4620

58

1.3

0

Una

6512

88

1.4

3

Total

51267

878

1.7

36

The Government spokesperson added that the positivity rate of districts Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi was more than 2%, and it is a matter of grave concern. He appealed to the public to follow COVID appropriate behavior like hand washing, wearing mask, following social distance, avoid social gathering etc.