Haryana on Saturday witnessed the biggest number of Covid-19 positive cases in a single day with 2289 persons being found positive for the infection. The deaths of 22 Covid-19 positive patients were also reported in the State on the day. According to information provided by the State Health department, 1409 patients recovered from the disease in the State on Saturday.
The total number of Covid-19 cases in the State is now 74,272 out of which 58,580 have recovered leaving the total number of active cases at 14,911.
Earlier, the highest single day tally was 1884, 1881, 1792 and 1694 cases on September 4, September 3, September 2 and September 1 respectively. With 22 deaths reported on Saturday, the total number of deaths reported so far in the state has reached 781. Meanwhile, the doubling rate in the State is now 33 days. The recovery rate for Covid-19 patients in the State stands at 78.87 percent while 5.89 per cent of the total samples tested have come out positive.
Of the positive cases reported on Saturday, Faridabad district recorded the highest number at 284. Similarly, the positive cases reported from the other districts were 265 in Gurugram, 238 in Karnal, 226 in Panipat, 160 in Ambala, 142 in Panchkula, 132 in Rohtak, 125 in Sonepat, 112 in Hisar, 100 in Kurukshetra and others.
On Saturday, 22 fatalities were reported which include three each from Kurukshetra and Panchkula while two each from Gurugram, Ambala, Karnal, Hisar, Yamunanagar and one each in Kaithal, Fatehabad, Sirsa, Bhiwani, Palwal and Rohtak. As of Saturday, the fatality rate hovered around 1.05 per cent, according to the bulletin.