Haryana on Sunday reported 20 COVID-19 fatalities as 1302 fresh positive cases surfaced in the state.
With this, the COVID-19 death toll reached 1470 while the total case tally stood at 1,33,878.
In the past 24 hours, four deaths each reported in Jind and Panipat, three each in Panchkula and Sirsa, two deaths each in Faridabad and Fatehabad and one each in Kurukshetra and Gurugram, stated Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin. Gurugram reported the maximum fresh positive cases at 287. As many as 130 fresh infections were reported in Hisar, 124 cases in Faridabad, 93 in Rohtak, 72 in Ambala, 59 each in Sirsa and Fatehabad among other cases.
According to the bulletin, the fatality rate is recorded at 1.10 per cent in Haryana.
The case-doubling rate in Haryana on Sunday stood at 32 days, COVID positive rate was 6.64 per cent and recovery rate was recorded at 89.89 percent.
120341 patients including 2083 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state. There were a total of 12067 active cases in Haryana till the evening, the bulletin stated. Out of critical patients admitted in the hospitals, 258 patients were on oxygen support while 40 were on ventilator, as per the bulletin.
The worst-affected district in the state-Faridabad has till now reported 20397 positive cases and 225 deaths. The other worst affected district Gurugram has so far reported 21746 cases and 178 fatalities.
As many as 20.21 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana. The report of 598 samples is awaited, the bulletin added.
TWO DEATHS, 85 FRESH COVID CASES IN CHANDIGARH
In a major relief for the city, less than 100 COVID positive cases were reported after almost two months.
“Two residents succumbed to COVID-19 as 85 fresh positive cases surfaced on Sunday in Chandigarh. The death toll reached 174 and the total case tally stood at 12445 in the city”, stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
A day before 148 positive cases had surfaced in the city.
There were 1673 active cases till the evening. 202 patients have recovered in the past 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 10598, the bulletin stated.
Giving details of the fatalities, the bulletin said, “An 87 years old female resident of Sector 19, a comorbid expired at GMCH-32 and a 67 years old male resident of Manimajra died at GMCH-32 on October 3.Among 85 fresh cases, 61 were males and 24 were females. A maximum of nine cases were reported in Sector 35 here.