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Covid Test Positivity rate alarming in HP districts witness heavy footfall of tourists

The Covid Test positivity rate show sudden increase in the districts where heavy footfall of tourists and forefingers were witnessed during recent Christmas and New years celebrations, a report issued by the state disaster management authority here warned.
A report released by the state disaster management authority about daily monitoring of Covid-19 situation in the Himachal on today said that positivity rate of Kullu district is alarmingly 15.7 as currently25 active cases are in the district. , Shimla and Kangra which witnessed massive congregation of new year revelers and tourists registered 6.2 positivity rate having 88 and 195 active cases 
In Kangra district 16.67 per cent ICU beds are already occupied and only six ICU and 164 oxygenated beds are vacant in  Shimla 5.56 pc ICU beds are already occupied for Covid and 222 oxygen and 18 ICU beds are available, the data released here said.
State also registered 3.2 positiivity rate of Covid pandemic having 526 active cases , case fatality ration 1.3 
State have about 2475 oxygen and 264 ICU beds available currently state occupancy for ICU beds is 6.06 per cent.
Bilaspur district have four test positivity rate  , two in Solan and 1.4 in Chamba. Currently Hamirpur, Kinnuar and Lahaul Spiti have zero positivity rate but there are 33, three a d four active cases in these districts respectively.Case fatality rate is zero in all the district baring one in Kangra district,.
District Administration Shimla vacated the Ridge on Dec 31 during new years celebrations after sudden surge in the footfall of tourists having warning from the center about the spike of cases and security threating the highly crowded place.

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