Shimla, Apr 12
The Novel corona virus positivity rate mounted 18.69 per cent in the state on Monday as 1089 people found positive, said a senior officer of Himachal Pradesh Government.
For the third consecutive day the daily positivity rate remained above 10percent. The same was recorded around 11 percent on April 11 and 10.
Nodal officer of Novel corona virus in the state and Secretary Health Amitabh Awasthi said that as many as 5826 samples were collected on Monday 1089 tested positive for nCoV.
249 cases detected in Solan , Kangra recorded 166 cases, Lahaul Spiti 114, Hamirpur 98, Shimla 94, Una 85, Bilaspur 82, Sirmaur 73, Mandi 66, Kullu 45 , Chamba 16 and and Kinnuar One.
Nine died of Covid pandemic in the state Including Three in Una two in Mandi and one died each in Kangra, Shimla, Kullu and Sirmaur.
Active cases increased to 6069 in the state as total number of Covid case in the state mounted 70775. Death toll rises to 1111 Including Shimla recorded, 281 death, Kangra 247 and Mandi 137, Kullu 88 and Solan 76 and Una 78 respectively.
This is the highest spike in the death and cases during second wave.
This is the highest spike in the death and cases during second wave.