Dinesh Kanwar

Hamirpur, June 20

Hamirpur district witnessed over 98.5 times increase in Covid-19 deaths in April, May and June this year as compared with the corresponding figures for 2020.

The pandemic claimed 197 lives in the district from April 1 to June 17 this year, while only two such deaths were reported during the corresponding period last year. As per Health Department records, no Covid death was reported in April last year, while one death each was reported in the following two months. This year, 36 Covid deaths were reported in April, 140 in May and 21 deaths till June 17.

In all, the district has seen 199 Covid deaths since March last year. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the district stood at 14,226, with 13,712 patients already cured.

The number of total deaths (including those due to Covid-19) during June, May and April last year stood at 244, 230 and 197, respectively, while the figures for these months in 2012 stood at 346 (till June 17), 460 and 286, respectively.

Dr Sanjay Jagota, Nodal officer for Corona Pandemic, said there was considerable decline in the number of cases over the past few days. More tests and early detection helped in controlling the pandemic, he added.

Dr RK Agnihotri, Chief Medical Officer, said with the number of vaccinated people going up, there would soon be a rapid decrease in the number of infections.