129 people succumbed to COVID-19 in Haryana as 6457 fresh infections surfaced on Thursday. The state however reported 14734 recoveries, more than double the new COVID cases in the last 24 hours.
The death toll in the state stood at 7205 while the total caseload was 722964. Jind, Rohtak, Rewari, Palwal and Fatehabad districts reported more number of infections as compared to recoveries, as per the state's health bulletin. There were 62352 active cases in Haryana till the evening.
In the last 24 hours, Jind reported a maximum of 12 deaths. 11 deaths each were reported in Hisar and Karnal, eight each in Gurugram and Faridabad, seven in Ambala, Panchkula and Sirsa among other fatalities due to COVID-19. A maximum of 1091 fresh infections were reported in Gurugram followed by 628 cases in Hisar and 400 cases in Bhiwani.
Till date, more than 85.29 lakh samples have been tested in Haryana, the bulletin stated.
10 DEATHS, 404 NEW CASES IN CHANDIGARH
The Covid-19 deaths continued to rise in Chandigarh as 10 more persons lost their lives on Thursday even as the city reported 404 more cases, taking its tally to 57,331. There are now 6073 active cases in the city, the union territory's health bulletin showed. The total number of samples tested in the last 24 hours was 3208 while the overall number of tests conducted was 474,170. Moreover, 3656 more people vaccinated on Thursday in Chandigarh, taking the total count to 296, 085, it stated.