With 577 fresh Covid-19 cases, Haryana’s caseload surged to 2,57,644 on Sunday while five more people succumbed to the virus taking the toll to 2821 in the state.
Two fatalities each were reported from Faridabad and Sonipat and one from Kurukshetra, the state’s Health Department’s bulletin stated.
As per the bulletin, a maximum of 128 fresh cases were reported from Gurugram followed by 61 in Faridabad.
Meanwhile, Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at Medanta-The Medicity is now feeling better and continues to make steady progress.
Dr AK Dubey, Medical Superintendent, Medanta - The Medicity informed that though the Home Minister is still in the ICU on oxygen support, his Oxygen requirement is reduced and there is no fever. His blood reports are also showing an improving trend. Overall the doctors are satisfied with his progress.
Currently, there are 5,888 active cases in the state. The state has a recovery rate of 96.62 per cent while the fatality rate stood at 1.09 percent.
2 DEATHS, 29 FRESH CASES IN CHANDIGARH
Two more residents succumbed to the COVID-19 in the union territory of Chandigarh as 29 fresh infections were detected on Sunday.
“With this, the death toll reached 308 while the total case tally was recorded at 19073 in the city”, stated Chandigarh Health Department’s evening bulletin.
According to the bulletin, a 50 years old COVID positive male resident of Manimajra, a case of Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic smoker and Chronic alcoholic, expired at, GMCH 32. A 54 years old COVID positive male resident of Dadumajra, a case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, expired at, PGIMER.
There were 437 active cases till the evening. 84 patients have recovered in the past 24 hours taking the total number of recoveries to18328, the bulletin stated.
168234 samples have so far been tested in the city. A total of 530 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours and the report of 91 was awaited, the bulletin added.