Haryana on Friday reported 694 fresh Covid-19 cases taking the state’s total tally to 26858. Six more persons succumbed to the Covid-19 in the last 24 hours taking the total toll to 355 in the state.
The fatality rate is recorded at 1.32 percent in Haryana. “The case-doubling rate in Haryana on Monday stood at 22 days, Covid-19 positive rate at 5.96 per cent, recovery rate recorded at 75.31 percent,” according to the Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin.
“Out of 694 fresh cases, 109 were reported from Gurugram, 103 from Faridabad, 98 from Sonepat. 75 from Rewari, 70 from Ambala, 35 each from Palwal and Panipat, 24 from Jhajjar, 21 from Karnal, 23 from Hisar, 23 from Hisar, 20 from Mahendragarh among other cases. Among critical patients, 133 patients were on oxygen support while 32 were on ventilator,” the bulletin stated.
Six deaths including three from Sonepat, one each from Jhajjar, Nuh and Hisar have been reported in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases in worst-affected districts of Gurugram, Faridabad and Sonepat reported till now were 7857, 6568, 2484 respectively.
According to the bulletin, 20226 patients including 433 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state. There are a total of 6277 active cases in Haryana.
As many as 4.57 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana.
No sign of community transmission in Haryana, claims Vij
At a time when the number of Covid-19 positive cases is witnessing a sharp spike every day in the state, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday claimed that there is no sign of community transmission. “The recovery rate of Covid-19 in the state is about 75 percent and it takes 22-23 days for cases to double.