The Covid-19 death toll in Haryana rose to 1402 on Thursday with 20 fatalities, while the infection tally reached 1,29,912 after 1313 more people tested positive for the disease, according to a health bulletin.
On a positive note, the authorities discharged 2161 patients of the disease from different hospitals of the State after their recovery on the day. A total of 1, 15, 038 patients have so far recovered from the disease and the recovery percentage in the State is 88.55. The infection rate (IR) in the state has increased to 6.69 percent with a doubling rate of 30 days.
Of the 20 fatalities, four were reported from Panipat, three from Hisar, two each from Fatehabad, Faridabad and Rewari and one each from Gurugram, Ambala, Karnal, Jhajjar, Nuh, Sirsa and Yamunanagar, the bulletin said.
The districts which reported a big spike in Covid-19 cases are Gurgugram (208), Faridabad (163), Hisar (164), Sonepat (94), Rewari (87) and Panchkula (82). There are 13,472 active cases in Haryana.
COVID DEATHS DOUBLE IN HARYANA IN SEPTEMBER
Covid-19 cases and deaths in Haryana have nearly doubled in September with Gurugram and Faridabad being the worst affected. The number of coronavirus infections in the state rose to 1,28,599 on September 30 from 64,732 on August 31, while the death toll from the disease increased to 1,382 from 689 in the same period, according to official figures.
Officials attributed the steep rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths to mainly reopening of various activities after lockdown and inter-district movement of people. among the worst affected districts in the state are Gurugram and Faridabad, which fall in the national capital region.
Besides, many districts in the northern region of the state such as Panchkula, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar reported a huge spike in cases and fatalities over the past month, an analysis of data provided by the state health department shows.