Haryana on Sunday reported 952 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total infections to 150033.
With no fatality reported in the last 24 hours, the death toll stood at 1640, according to the Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin.
There were 10042 active cases in the state.
Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Rajeev Arora said that it is after a span of four months and 12 days or after 135 days that no death due to COVID has been reported. Earlier, it was on June 6 that no death due to the highly contagious virus was reported. While it is heartening yet there is no room for complacency and the Haryana Health department will remain proactive and alert till there is a lasting solution to the COVID-19 infection, he said.
According to the health bulletin, out of 952 fresh cases reported on Sunday, a maximum of 249 infections were reported from Gurugram. 177 fresh positive cases were reported in Faridabad, 131 cases in Hisar, 53 in Mahendragarh, 45 cases in Rohtak, 37 in Sonepat, 29 in Yamunanagar, 26 in Jind, 24 each in Palwal and Kurukshetra, 22 in Jhajjar.
The worst-affected district in the state-Faridabad has till now reported 22686 positive cases and 238 deaths. Gurugram has so far reported 25403 and 190 COVID-19 related deaths. Among the 200 critical COVID-19 patients in the state, 169 were on oxygen support while 31 were on ventilator, it stated. According to the bulletin, the fatality rate is recorded at 1.09 percent in Haryana. The case-doubling rate in Haryana on Sunday stood at 42 days, COVID positive rate was 6.34 per cent and recovery rate was recorded at 92.21 percent. 138351 patients including 1175 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state, the bulletin stated.
As many as 23.71 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana. The report of 5378 samples is awaited, it added. In Haryana, a total of 2707 number of plasma units have been collected from COVID 19 recovered patients till date and 1812 COVID-19 patients have been given plasma therapy treatment.
ONE DEATH, 64 POSITIVE CASES IN CHANDIGARH
The union territory of Chandigarh on Sunday reported one COVID-19 related fatality and 64 fresh positive cases.
“The death toll reached 208 and the total case tally stood at 13646 in Chandigarh”, stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
The COVID-19 mortality rate was recorded at 1.52 percent in the city. The average growth rate of COVID-19 was recorded at 0.5 percent and the cumulative test positivity rate of 14.3 percent was recorded.
Giving details of the COVID-19 fatality, the health bulletin said, “A 57 years old female resident of Sector 26, a comorbid expired at PGIMER on October 17.” According to the bulletin, “There were 884 active cases till the evening. 94 patients have recovered in the past 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to 12554. The recovery rate was recorded at 91.9 per cent while the active ratio of cases was recorded at 6.4 percent which means for every 100 confirmed cases.
6 are currently infected in the city.”
Among 64 fresh cases, 37 were males and 27 were females. A maximum of six cases were reported in Manimajra.
95022 samples have so far been tested in the city. The report of 114 was awaited, the bulletin added.