The infection of the Covid-19 in Haryana is continuing to surge with the patient count in the State hitting the 38,548 figure mark with reporting of 752 fresh cases on Wednesday. The authorities discharged 734 patients of the disease from different hospitals of the State on the day after their recovery from the disease, while the death toll climbed to 455 with seven people succumbing to the disease in a 24-hour span on Wednesday.
A total of 31,960 patients have so far recovered from the disease. The recovery rate of Covid-19 in Haryana is now at 82.91 per cent. The Health authorities have so far collected swab samples of 6.83 lakh suspected patients for Covid-19 test.
Meanwhile, Faridabad continued to report the highest number of cases as the district saw 169 fresh infections followed by Panipat where 74 people were tested positive. Other districts where new cases were recorded include Gurugram (64), Ambala (68), Rohtak (51), Sonepat (32), Panchkula (19), Rewari (45) and Mahendragarh (35). In Faridabad, 119 patients were discharged from hospitals after their recovery from Covid-19 on Wednesday.
As per report, there were 6133 active cases in the State while the positivity rate was at 5.69 percent. The fatality rate was at 1.18 per cent. According to a Health department bulletin, out of seven, two fatalities were reported in Faridabad while one each in Gurugram, Karnal, Jhajjar, Panchkula and Kurukshetra.