With 28 fresh Coronavirus cases in Haryana on Sunday, the total tally now stood at 703 in the state.
Out of 28 fresh cases, 11 were reported from Sonepat, 7 from Faridabad, 3 from Bhiwani, 2 from Panchkula, 1 each from Nuh, Palwal, Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri and Kaithal, according to the state Health Department’s evening bulletin. The total active COVID-19 patients in the state are 393 while 300 patients have been cured and discharged from hospitals, as per the state’s health bulletin.
The worst-affected districts of the state with the maximum number of positive cases are Gurugram with 142 cases, Sonepat with 100 cases and Faridabad with 95 cases. As many as 56983 samples have been tested so far, of which 51046 have tested negative. However, the report of 5234 samples is awaited, the bulletin stated.
The COVID-19 positive rate stood at 1.36 percent, recovery rate at 42.67 percent and doubling rate of Coronavirus cases at 9 days on Sunday in Haryana.
A spokesman of the State Government said that more than 43.80 lakh persons have already downloaded Aarogya Setu App in Haryana. And, more than 390 mobile health teams were formed to check health status regarding SARI, ILI etc in the state.
Haryana has 26, 125 bedded quarantine facilities in dedicated COVID Care Centers and 8,751 isolation beds are available in dedicated COVID hospitals and in dedicated COVID Health Centers, the spokesman added.
In a bid to contain the spread of Coronavirus, Haryana Government had allowed State and Chandigarh government offices to function with 100 percent working strength of Group A and B officers and 33 percent working strength of Group C (except junior engineers) and D employees on May 3.