Uttarakhand Government extends COVID-19 curfew till September 14

The Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government took the step to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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New Delhi: The Uttarakhand Government on Monday (September 6, 2021) extended the ongoing COVID-19 curfew in the state till September 14. The step was taken to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Earlier on September 1, the Pushkar Singh Dhami-led government had announced the extension of the curfew till September 7. This is to be noted that for entry from other states, a certificate of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine has to be produced. In the absence of this certificate, entry will be allowed only on an RTPCR negative report of not more than 72 hours old. 

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Uttarakhand currently has 389 active coronavirus cases. The state has so far seen a total of 3,35,323 recoveries and 7,388 deaths.

Meanwhile, India saw 38,948 new COVID-19 cases and 219 deaths, the health ministry informed on Monday morning. With this, the overall caseload has now increased to 3,30,27,621, while the death toll stands at 4,40,752. 

The country also registered 43,903 recoveries which took the total number of recoveries to 3,21,81,995. The active caseload currently stands at 4,04,874.