Haryana on Tuesday reported four more coronavirus deaths, taking the toll to 2927 even as 259 fresh cases pushed the State’s infection tally to 2,63,571, a health bulletin showed
.According to the State health department’s daily bulletin, the fatalities were one each from Jhajjar, Kurukshetra, Karnal and Faridabad districts. Among other districts to report new cases included Gurugram (35) and Faridabad (29).
The number of active cases in the state were 2,692 while as many as 2,57,952 people have so far been discharged after recovering from infection. The recovery rate in the State was 97.87 percent.
1 DEATH, 41 NEW CASES IN CHANDIGARH
The COVID-19 positive cases have crossed 20000-mark in the union territory of Chandigarh with the detection of 41 fresh infections on Tuesday. The total cases now stand at 20026 in the city while one more death has pushed the toll to 322, according to the Chandigarh Health Department’s bulletin.As per the bulletin, there were 240 active cases till Tuesday evening. A total of 116 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours after they recovered from the infection, taking the number of cured persons to 19464.
Till date, 1.86 lakh samples have been taken for testing in the city. 1360 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and reports of 73 samples were awaited, the bulletin added.