Uttarkahand recorded 468 fresh cases and five more coronavirus-related deaths on Friday. Almost half of the total cases found on Friday were recorded in Dehradun (160) and Nainital (110) districts.

With this, the overall tally of positive cases shot up to 88,844, and the toll of the virus reached 1,463 in the state.

According to the data provided by the health department, as many as 14,239 people tested negative on Friday. “As many as 52 new cases were recorded in Pithoragarh, followed by 26 in Haridwar, 24 in Uttarkashi, 23 cases each in Udham Singh Nagar and Tehri, 21 in Pauri, 12 in Rudraprayag, 10 in Chamoli, five in Bageshwar, and two in Almora,” said Abhishek Tripathi from Covid 19 control room.

Meanwhile, 271 patients recovered from Covid-19 infection on Friday, taking the total number of cured cases in Uttarakhand to 80,738. The state, till Friday, had a recovery rate of 90.8% and the sample positivity rate of 5.2%.

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