With 794 fresh COVID-19 cases, Haryana on Sunday witnessed another big spike in positive cases in the last 24 hours. The state’s count crossed 31000-mark and the total tally stood at 31332.
Three more people succumbed to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the state. One death each was reported in Hisar, Kurukshetra and Panchkula taking the total toll to 392 in the state.
Notably, Haryana had witnessed its biggest single-day spike with 795 COVID-19 positive cases on July 17. A day before, the state had reported 783 fresh COVID-19 positive cases crossing the 30000-mark.
“Out of 794 fresh cases, Faridabad reported the highest number of 219 positive cases. 121 cases were reported in Gurugram, 81 in Rewari, 47 in Panipat, 44 in Karnal, 39 in Rohak, 32 in Ambala, 28 in Kurukshetra, 25 in Yamunanagar, 24 in Sonepat, among other cases,” stated the Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin.
The active cases in the state were 6556. Among patients in critical condition in the state, 94 patients were on oxygen support while 22 were on ventilator, the bulletin stated.
In Gurugram, the worst-affected place in Haryana, the total positive cases were 8612 including 7409 active cases. Faridabad has reported a total of 7693 infections while Sonepat has reported 2742 cases till July 26.
120 people each in Gurugram and in Faridabad have succumbed to COVID-19 till date. In Sonepat, 31 people have died due to COVID-19.
According to the bulletin, “With continuous spike in fresh cases, the case-doubling rate in Haryana stood at 23 days, COVID positive rate increased to 5.76 per cent, recovery rate declined to 77.82 percent. The fatality rate recorded was 1.25 percent.”
Till date, the state has reported 24384 recoveries including 730 patients recovering in the last 24 hours and being discharged from hospitals. 5.49 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana. The report of 5397 samples is awaited, the bulletin added.
Last week, the State Government had opened a Plasma Bank at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak. The PGIMS is also conducting human trial of COVID-19 vaccine.
CHANDIGARH RECORDS BIGGEST SINGLE DAY SPIKE
With 35 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, the union territory of Chandigarh recorded its biggest single-day spike on Sunday. The city’s total tally stood at 887 till the evening. This included 302 active cases.
Earlier on July 18, the city had recorded a highest of 31 positive cases in a day.
The fresh cases were reported from Sector 15, 19, 21, 23, 24, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 47, 48, Dhanas, Maloya, Manimahra, Maulijagran, PGIMER campus, Raipur Khurd and Ramdarbar, stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Of the fresh 35 cases, 28 years old male from Sector 15, 52 years old male and 28 years old male from Sector 19, two females aged 12, 20 and 11 years old male from Sector 21 were tested positive for COVID-19, the bulletin stated.
Among other fresh cases, a seven years old girl from Sector 24, 35 years old female from Sector 30, 48 years old male from Sector 32, 31 years old male from Sector 35, 50 years old male and 45 years old female from Sector 37, three males aged 20, 23 and a female aged 52 from Sector 41, 69 years old male from Sector 42, three males aged 14, 27 and 47 from Sector 47 were found infected.
With 17 more recoveries, the number of recovered patients stood at 572 in the city on Sunday. The recovery rate of COVID-19 positive patients stood at 64 percent till the evening, according to the bulletin.
13 COVID-19 related fatalities have been reported till date in Chandigarh.