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Covid +ve Harak Singh Rawat complains of breathing issues, shifted to hosp

Dehradun

: Uttarakhand cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat, who had tested positive for coronavirus a few days ago, was shifted to a hospital on Friday after he complained of respiratory issues.

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“Rawat had tested Covid-19 positive on September 22. He has been under home isolation for the last 11 days. On Friday, he was brought to the Government Doon Medical College and Hospital (GDMCH). Doctors are monitoring his condition and he is stable as of now,” said Dr Ashutosh Sayana, principal of GDMCH.

On Friday, Uttarakhand recorded 311 fresh cases of Covid-19. With this, the case tally reached 49,559 in the state. Among the positive cases found on the day, 132 infections were reported from Haridwar, 67 from Dehradun, 47 from Tehri Garhwal, 33 from Uttarkashi, and 14 from Almora.

“This was the first day in the last three months when Udham Singh Nagar didn’t report a single Covid-19 case. Champawat and Pithoragarh also didn’t report any new infection. The other five hill districts reported a total of 18 cases,” said Abhishek Tripathi, officer of Covid-19 control room.

The official added that 11 new fatalities pushed the Covid-19 toll to 636 in the Himalayan state.

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