Notably, the state capital Dehradun accounts for every third COVID positive case in Uttarakhand. 611 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the coronavirus tally shot up to 87,376 in the Himalyan state. Dehradun reported the maximum of 237 new infections on the day. 

According to the health bulletin, 16,350 people tested negative on Tuesday. Besides Dehradun, Nainital recorded 101 new infections, followed by Almora (49), Uttarkashi (43), Haridwar (35), Chamoli (34), Udham Singh Nagar (30), Tehri (22), Pithoragarh (19), Champawat (18), Pauri (15), Bageshwar (6), and Rudraprayag (2).

Apart from new cases, 13 deaths were also reported in the state among which nine were recorded in Dehradun and the remaining four in Haldwani, said Abhishek Tripathi, officer of COVID control room. Also, with 655 people recovering from COVID infection on Tuesday, the total number of cured cases reached 79,341 in Uttarakhand.

According to health watchers, there were 76 COVID-19 positive cases per lakh population in Uttarakhand in the last fortnight. “Dehradun district has the highest of 149 cases per lakh population, followed by Nainital, Pithoragarh, Chamoli, and Uttarkashi. Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts have the least per lakh cases. If we analyse the data, every third case in the state is from Dehradun,” said Anoop Nautiyal, member of Social Development for Communities Foundation, an organisation closely tracking the Covid-19 scenario in the Himalayan state.

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