Himachal Pradesh Coronavirus Cases: 258 new cases of corona have been reported in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. With this, the number of active cases in the state has now reached 1 thousand 807. In the last 24 hours, 188 patients have returned home after getting healthy. It is a matter of concern that in the last 24 hours only two patients have lost their lives due to corona. The woman who died due to Corona was a resident of Mandi district. The 63-year-old woman was also suffering from other ailments.
Apart from this, another 68-year-old man from Sirmaur has also died due to corona. The elderly who lost their lives were victims of pulmonary tuberculosis. So far 4 thousand 200 people have lost their lives in the state due to Corona. The positivity rate in the state is 6.6 percent. Now the number of patients has also doubled to 23 in different hospitals of Himachal Pradesh. Other patients are being treated at home. In the midst of increasing infection of Corona in the state, the government administration has appealed to the people to strictly follow the rules.
Restriction on entry without mask in hospitals
Entry without mask has been banned in all hospitals of Himachal Pradesh. The state government is not considering strict restrictions to prevent corona, but if the cases continue to increase in the future, then the government will have to think about it. The government has asked the health department to keep a close watch on the situation in Corona.
More testing being done through RAT
At present, most of the testing being done in Himachal Pradesh is being done through RAT. Apart from this, the testing of RT-PCR and TRU-NAT is currently low. Out of 3 thousand 062 tests done in the state, 2 thousand 686 tests were done through RAT. While 375 RT-PCR and 1 TRU-NAT tests have been done.
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