Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Monday tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to a private hospital in Mohali in Punjab. The 83-year-old Governor is currently admitted in the ICU. "His condition is stable," a hospital official said.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in a tweet wished Arya a speedy recovery. Another official said samples of Arya’s family members and staff will also be tested and his close contacts have been asked to isolate themselves immediately.
Earlier, CM Khattar, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, some ministers, MLAs had contracted the infection and subsequently recovered from it.
Meanwhile, Haryana on Monday reported 2153 new Covid-19 cases, taking the State's infection tally to 202,027, while 19 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 2038.
Seven deaths were reported from Hisar, four from Bhiwani, three from Gurugram and two each from Panchkula, Fatehabad and one from Sonepat, according to the state Health department's daily bulletin.
Among the districts which reported a big spike in cases are Faridabad (648), Gurugram (546),
Sonepat (134), Rewari (130) and Sirsa (86).
The number of active cases in the State stands at 19,342. 2349 patients were released from the hospitals on the day. As many as 1,80,647 patients have been discharged after treatment, while the recovery rate is at 89.42 per cent.