States »NortPosted at: May 31 2021 11:04PM

Covid death decline after two months in HP

Shimla, May 31(UNI) For the first time this month, the weekly number of covid-related deaths in Himachal Pradesh has declined, according to the Covid data of the government released here on Monday.
During the week ending Sunday, a total of 359 COVID patients succumbed to the disease in the state, which was 19 percent less than the previous week when 441 people had died.
The state witnessed its worst-ever single day death toll of 78 on May 18, and the daily death tally continued to remain above 50 till this past Wednesday.
On Saturday, 30 COVID deaths were reported in the state, the lowest in nearly a month.
New infections, meanwhile, have been decreasing over the last two weeks. Around 10,500 new cases were reported during the week, which was the lowest weekly figure this month.
The daily number of new cases had crossed the 5,000-mark on May 8, and the week from May 10 to 16 saw a record 29,000 infections. Since then, however, daily cases have gradually come down with less than a thousand cases being reported on Sunday.
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