Hry records 6,883 fresh cases, three deaths
Chandigarh: The surge in Covid-19 cases continued in Haryana with the state reporting 6,883 fresh infections and three deaths on Wednesday. With a fatality each reported from Gurugram, Ambala, Sirsa and Bhiwani districts, the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 10,083, according to the health department’s daily bulletin. The total Covid case count in the state climbed to 8,12,516. Worst-hit Gurgaon district on Wednesday reported 2704 cases, followed by Faridabad (1,037), Panchkula (734), Ambala (444), Karnal (372) and Sonipat (252). The total active cases in the state is 31, 150, while the overall recoveries were 7,71,260, as per the bulletin. The recovery rate was 94.92 percent, it said.
PJB SEES 10 DEATHS, 6K new CASES
Poll-bound Punjab saw ten more people succumbing to Covid-19 on Wednesday, while 6481 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 6,36,243, a medical bulletin said. The number of active cases rose to 26,781. Three fatalities were reported in Patiala, two in Hoshiarpur and one each in Bathinda, FG Sahib, Fazilka, Jalandhar and Ludhiana, pushing the toll to 16,702, as per the bulletin. Of the fresh cases, SAS Nagar reported 974 infections, followed by 906 in Patiala, 724 in Ludhiana, 654 in Jalandhar, 571 in Hoshiarpur, 522 in Pathankot and 480 in Amritsar. A total 290 patients are on oxygen support, while 12 critical patients are on ventilator support, as per the bulletin. A total of 2788 more people recovered from the infection, taking the number of those who have recovered to 5,92,760, it said.