Haryana logged 7591 fresh Covid-19 cases and two related deaths on Thursday, according to the health department's daily bulletin. The number of active cases in the state jumped to 35,979, while the count of recoveries now stands at 774,020. With a fatality each reported from Faridabad and Ambala districts, the death toll from the pandemic rose to 10,085 in the state. The new cases raised the infection tally to 820 107. The worst-hit Gurugram district reported 3031 fresh cases on Thursday, while Faridabad (1107), Panchkula (701), Ambala (647), Sonepat (420) and Karnal (285).Haryana has a Covid-19 recovery rate of 94.38 per cent, the bulletin said.
Meanwhile, as many as 1338 people were tested positive for Covid-19 over the last 24 hours in Chandigarh on Thursday, an all-time high since the pandemic broke out in March 2020. The UT’s tally has climbed to 72,641 with a positivity rate of 20.80 per cent at the moment. The active caseload has gone up to 5816, though hospitalisations remain low.