Haryana on Tuesday reported three more deaths and 5746 new COVID-19 cases.
Among districts, the worst affected Gurugram reported a maximum number of 2385 cases followed by 1015 cases in Faridabad.
The Government had a day before extended restrictions in eight more districts taking the number of districts in the red zone to 19. These districts included Sirsa, Rewari, Jind, Fatehabad, Mahendergarh, Kaithal, Bhiwani, Hisar, Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rohtak Jhajjar, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat.
Large congregations like all kinds of public meetings, rallies, protests, dharnas etc have been prohibited in the state.
According to the state’s health bulletin, one death each was reported in Sirsa, Ambala and Yamunanagar. There were 26813 active cases in the state and 1407 recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours.
Among districts, 441 cases were reported in Panchkula, 385 in Ambala, 349 in Karnal, 120 in Jhajjar.
The daily positivity rate of 13.89 percent was reported on Tuesday while the cumulative positivity rate was 5.36 percent. The COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 95.42 percent and the fatality rate was reported at 1.25 percent in the state, the bulletin added.
PUNJAB REPORTS NINE DEATHS, 4593 CASES
Punjab reported nine deaths and 4593 fresh COVID cases taking the death toll to 16692 and cumulative case tally to 629899 on Tuesday. The state reported a high positivity rate of 18.64 percent, the state’s health bulletin stated.
In the last 24 hours, two deaths were reported in Patiala and one death each was reported in Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Moga, SAS Nagar and Pathankot. There were 23235 active cases in the state, out of which 338 were on oxygen support and 91 admitted in crucial care facilities. 687 people also recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. As per the bulletin, Patiala reported 909 positive cases followed by 703 cases in SAS Nagar, 678 in Ludhiana, 422 in Amritsar, 330 in Jalandhar.
HIMACHAL REPORTS 1550 FRESH CASES
Himachal reported 1550 new infections taking the total number of infections to 234835. The highest number of 325 cases were reported in Kangra district followed by 287 cases in Solan and 270 in Hamirpur, the state’s bulletin said.
The number of active cases in the state reached 5476 including highest 1464 cases in Kangra. 258 patients recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. No fatality was reported in the last 24 hours and the death toll stood at 3867 in the state.
TWO DEATHS, 801 CASES IN CHANDIGARH
Two more persons died on Tuesday due to Covid-related complications in Chandigarh, taking the death toll up to 1083. At the same time, 801 fresh infections took the active case count to 3924, even as 128 more recoveries took the recovery figure to 65182 in the city, according to the UT medical bulletin. The city on Monday had reported 967 Covid-19 cases, an all-time high since the pandemic broke out in March 2020.
The previous record was set on May 9, 2021, when the second wave peaked at 895 cases. According to the bulletin, the UT’s tally has now climbed to 70,189. PGIMER authorities confirmed that about 550 healthcare workers of the institute have tested positive since December 26. Amid the rising numbers, the Chandigarh Administration declared 33 more micro-containment zones across the city.