The Covid-19 tally in Haryana surged further on Friday with the State health department reporting 751 patients of the disease. It resulted in a jump in the number of cases as the patient count mounted to 40, 054 in the State, while the death toll climbed to 467 with nine people succumbing to the disease in a 24-hour span.
According to the State's health bulletin, the recovery rate in the State is now at 83.50 per cent with 5.66 per cent of total samples tested positive for Covid19.
The health authorities on the day discharged 804 patients from different hospitals of the state after their complete recovery which increased the number of recovered patients of the disease to 33, 444. The doubling rate of the disease in the state is now at 27.
In Faridabad, the infection of the Covid-19 is continuing to surge over the last few days with the patient count in the district hitting the 8807 figure mark with reporting of 159 fresh cases on Friday. The health authorities in the district discharged 185 patients of the disease from different hospitals.
Other districts where new cases were recorded include Gurugram (54), Ambala (79), Rohtak (43), Sonepat (60), Panchkula (30), Rewari (49), Fatehabad (63), Palwal (41), Panipat (38), and Mahendragarh (23).
As per report, there were 6143 active cases in the State while the fatality rate was at 1.17 per cent. According to a Health department bulletin, out of nine, three fatalities were reported in Rewari while two in Panipat and one each in Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra and Fatehabad. The Health authorities have so far collected swab samples of 7.13 lakh suspected patients for Covid-19 test.