Covid curfew in Uttarakhand has been extended for a week. With the decrease in the cases of corona in the second wave, now the curfew has also been relaxed a lot. Despite this, the government is going to extend the period of Covid curfew ending on Tuesday for a week till July 13. In the second wave of the pandemic, Covid curfew was implemented in the state on May 10, which the government has been extending for a week or so.

A statement announced by the Uttarakhand  Govt Spokesperson Subodh Uniyal reads: "COVID-curfew extended in Uttarakhand till 6 am of July 13, 2021. Malls to reopen at 50% capacity and markets to remain closed on weekends,"

He further said that the remaining provisions of COVID-19 lockdown have been kept the same, which are currently in force. Meanwhile, Uttarakhand on Sunday recorded 78 fresh cases of Covid-19.

With this, the cumulative tally of Covid-19 cases in the hill state climbed to 3,40,724. There are 1,749 active cases in the state. The death toll due to the virus shot up to 7,333 after two more fatalities on Sunday, according to the state health department. The recovery rate of the hill state stood at 95.59 percent after 144 more people recovered from the virus. So far 3,25,692 people have recovered from the virus in the state.

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