Corona virus cases rose to 793 in Haryana on Wednesday after 13 people, including five in the worst-affected Gurugram district, tested positive, the Health Department said. Haryana had so far reported 11 corona virus-related deaths. 76 Covid patients were discharged from various districts including Sonepat, Jhajjar and others on Wednesday.
The number of active corona virus cases is 364, while 418 people have been discharged so far, the department said.
On Wednesday too, the majority of the new cases are from NCR districts –Gurugram, Jhajjar, Sonepat, Rewari, Rohtak and Faridabad.
The worst affected districts of the State with maximum number of positive cases are Gurugram (166), Faridabad (119), Sonepat (120), Jhajjar (84), Nuh (60), Ambala (42) and Palwal (37), Panipat (36).
According to the State government’s health bulletin, 13 fresh cases were reported from Gurugram, Sonepat, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Rewari and Rohtak.
While hard hit Gurugram reported five more cases, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases in the district to 166, Sonepat district that had so far reported 118 cases over few weeks ago, added two
more now, taking the tally to 120.
Faridabad reported two more cases, taking the tally to 119. Jhajjar reported one more case, taking the tally to 84. Two more cases reported in Rohtak, taking the tally to seven.
Rewari reported one more case, taking the tally to 5. Meanwhile, 62 Covid patients have been discharged in Gurugram while 58 in Faridabad, 54 in Sonepat, 24 in Jhajjar, 57 in Nuh, 34 in Palwal, 18 in Panchkula and 38 in Ambala.
By Wednesday evening, Haryana had sent as 65,785 nasopharyngeal samples for testing to various diagnostic laboratories, of which 59,890 tested negative while report was awaited in 5,102 cases, the Health Department said.