Haryana on Friday reported 316 new cases of novel corona virus, 153 from Gurugram alone, raising the total of infected cases to 3,597. Faridabad accounted for 59 cases, the second highest district of the State followed by 22 new cases in Charkhi Dadri.
Meanwhile, 86 patients have recovered from various hospitals of the State over the last 24 hours on Friday. The State has a recovery rate of 33.61 per cent, fatality rate at 0.67 per cent while tests per million being conducted are 5,422. The doubling rate in the State is six days.
With 1209 people cured and discharged from the hospitals, there are 2, 364 active Covid-19 cases in Haryana now.
Gurugram total of the deadly disease is now 1563. Faridabad reported 59 new case of the deadly disease, taking the total in the district to 581.
Jhajjar reported two new Covid cases, taking tally to 107. Nuh reported three more cases, taking total to 85. Six more corona virus case reported in Ambala, taking total to 76. Palwal reported 14 more cases, taking the tally to 100. One more case reported in Panipat, taking total to 67. Panchkula reported one more case, taking total to 28. Two new cases reported in Jind, taking count to 35.
Karnal reported seven more cases, taking count to 81. Two more case has been reported in Sirsa, taking total to 50. Three more cases reported in Fatehabad, talking total to 30. Four more cases have been reported in Rohtak, taking total to 114.
Nanaul reported four more cases, taking total to 77. Hisar reported nine more case, taking the tally to 78. 11 more cases have been reported in Rewari, taking total to 45. Charkhi Dadri reported 22 more cases, taking count to 35. One more cases reported in Kaithal, taking total to 34. Kurukshetra reported 12 more cases, taking total to 49. According to officials, a total of 86 Covid patients were discharged from various districts including 40 in Gurugram, three in Faridabad, three in Ambala, 11 in Karnal, one in Fatehabad, 12 in Narnaul, 10 in Hisar, one in Kaithal and five in Kurukshetra.
6 NEW CASES TAKE HIMACHAL TALLY TO 390
Six more people, including a couple and a 40-year old man who recently returned from Delhi, tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases in the state to 390.
While three fresh cases were reported from Kangra district, two were detected from Hamirpur district and one from Shimla district, Special Secretary (Health) Nipun Jindal said. He said eight patients---six in Hamirpur and two in Kangra, recovered from disease on Friday. In Kangra, all the three fresh cases returned from Delhi on May 27, a district official said.
A 34-year-old man and his 31-year-old wife from Minjgram in Nurpur tehsil in Kangra tested positive on Friday, he said adding that their two-year-old son had earlier tested positive and was admitted at the Baijnath Dedicated Covid care centre (DCCC). Similarly, a 40-year-old man from Kulhan village in Nurpur tehsil also tested positive. His son had also tested positive earlier and was admitted at Baijnath DCCC, he said. Meanwhile two persons in Kangra district, including a 42-year-old man from Barohal village in Panchrukhi tehsil and a 35-year-old man from Sarguni village in Palampur tehsil recovered from the virus, he added.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) R D Dhiman said the number of active patients in the state is 197. As many as 187 patients have recovered so far, he added.
So far, six people have succumbed to the virus in Himachal Pradesh. Hamirpur has the highest number of active cases in the state at 64, followed by 50 in Kangra, 17 in Solan, 15 each in Una and Chamba, 11 in Bilaspur, 10 in Mandi, eight in Sirmaur, three in Shimla, and two each in Kinnaur and Kullu. PTI
SEVEN CASES IN CHANDIGARH, TALLY 309
Seven fresh cases of Coronavirus were reported on Friday in the city, taking the total tally to 309. Six positive cases were reported from Bapu Dham colony while one was reported from Sector 21 here.
“Seven new cases have been reported on Friday. Six cases from Bapu Dham colony include a three year old female child, two boys aged 10 years each, a 14 years old boy, a 35 years old woman and a 40 years old man. All are the contacts of already positive Covid-19 case,” stated the Chandigarh Health Department’s bulletin.
“A 57 years old woman, a resident of Sector 21 is also tested positive for Covid-19. She has two family contacts and three community contacts,” the bulletin stated. Apart from this, 50 residents of Bapu Dham colony, Sector-26 have been cured and shifted to post discharge quarantine facility at Sood Dharmshala. The Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26 here has till now reported 232 cases, which accounts for more than 75 percent of the total cases in Chandigarh. The city has reported a total of 309 cases out of which 31 are active. 273 are treated and cured, the bulletin added. Chandigarh has reported five Coronavirus related deaths.
Meanwhile, Chandigarh Administration on Friday took Sector 30-B off the list of containment zones in the city. With this, Chandigarh now has two containment zones including pockets of Bapu Dham colony in Sector 26 and Kacchi colony Dhanas.