Shimla, Jun 25
Death toll of Covid-19 in the state has mounted to seven today with demsie of a 57 yrs old man in Palampur Tehsil of Kangra district .
A 57 years old male resident of VPO Bhawarna Tehsil Palampur who had travel history from Delhi on Jun 20, 2020 who was intially at institutional quarantine at Parour. The deceased turned symptomatic on night of Jun 22, 2020 was shifted to DCHC Dharamsala. He was comfirmed covid positive on Jun 23. During course of treatment he was also found to be having Diabetes and Chronic Renal Disease and was requiring dialysis.
Theeafter he was shifted to Medical college Ner Chowk Mandi on Jun 23, where during the course of treatment he expired today.
With this total number of COVID death mounted to seven however three others COVID postitive died due to unrelated reason.
In Kangra district Covid tally mounted to 211 and death toll to three. Currently about 87 active case is in the district and 122 have recovered.
In last 24 hrs one Covid case was detected in Hamirpur increasing total number of Covid tally to 222 in the district including 107 active and 114 recovered.
Total number of Covid tally in the state increased to 807 which include 319 active cases , 468 recovered.11 covid patients migrated to other state tested positive in the state .
Chief Minister while speaking to media persons here today said that with rising number of cases with migration of Covid positive people from other state especially Delhi is displeasing. He said that even though the government has eased the movement of people within the state recently but out of 807 cases tested positive in the state only 86 belonged to hill state with no outside travel history. Rest are people who had migrated to state from the Covid loaded cities especially Delhi.
We are ensuring now that no one would be allowed without a pass and those who are permitted with valid entry pass would have to undergo quarantine in the state before the allowed to come out in the public.
Despite the imposing restriction on movement of people from the covid affected places there are report of sneaking the protocol by many people, thus endangering and risking the life of others. People belonging to other states are trying to enter in the hill state for the tourism purpose however the entry of outsiders baring bonafide Himachal residents is restricted in the state.