Recording Its Highest Spike In Covid Cases, U'khand Govt Issues Revised SOP For Restaurants, Gyms & More

With 2,220 people testing positive on Thursday, the total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 1,16,244 in Uttarakhand, a bulletin issued by the Covid control room informed.

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Dehradun: With a surge in Covid cases in Uttarakhand which recorded its highest single-day spike in infections on Thursday, the state government issued a revised SOP, making it mandatory for cinema halls, restaurants, bars and gyms to run at half their capacity.

The SOP issued by Chief Secretary Om Prakash also ordered the closure of coaching institutes, swimming pools and spas in all districts.

Night curfew will be in force in the state from 10.30 pm to 5 am but employees commuting to their offices in industrial units which work in multiple shifts, besides air, train and bus passengers moving to their destinations have been kept out of the ambit of the restriction.

SOPs issued by the Centre and the state government for Kumbh Mela in January and February this year will remain in effect.

According to reports in a section of the press here, the Niranjani Akhada seers have decided to call it quits at Kumbh Mela from April 17 because of the abrupt rise in Covid infections in the state, infecting many seers as well.

Uttarakhand recorded the highest single-day spurt in Covid-19 cases on Thursday with 2,220 people testing positive for the disease.

The previous record of a single-day rise in the number of cases was witnessed on September 19 last year when the state reported 2,078 cases.

With 2,220 people testing positive on Thursday, the total number of coronavirus cases climbed to 1,16,244 in Uttarakhand, a bulletin issued by the Covid control room said here.

Nine more people succumbed to the viral disease, taking the death toll to 1,802, it added.

Dehradun district reported the maximum number of 914 cases, followed by Haridwar (613), Nainital (156), Udham Singh Nagar (131) and Pauri (105).

A total of 12,484 Covid-19 patients are under treatment in the state while 99,777 have recovered, the bulletin said.