Haryana on Tuesday reported eight more deaths and 8388 new COVID-19 cases, with a daily positivity rate of 21.30 percent
With this, the death toll due to COVID in the state has reached to 10124 and cumulative case tally stood at 864490, according to the state’s health bulletin. In a fresh order issued on Tuesday, the State Government decided that liquor vends will be allowed to open till 10 pm in Haryana while gyms and spas will operate with 50 percent capacity utilization.
As per the bulletin, two deaths were reported in Yamunanagar and one death each was reported in Sonipat, Karnal, Ambala, Panipat, Hisar and Kurukshetra in the last 24 hours.
A highest number of 3141 positive cases were reported in Gurugram followed by 1136 cases in Faridabad. Among other districts, 484 cases were reported in Karnal, 437 cases in Ambala, 416 in Panchkula, 326 in Sonipat, 298 in Yamunanagar.
There were 57277 active cases in the state. 5917 persons recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours taking the total recoveries to 797066, the bulletin stated.
The COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 92.20 percent and the fatality rate was reported at 1.17 percent in the state, the bulletin added.
PUNJAB REPORTS 26 DEATHS, 6641 NEW CASES
Punjab registered 26 fatalities and 6641 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The daily positivity rate of 21.51 percent was recorded in the state. Among 26 deaths, five deaths were reported in SAS Nagar, four in Ferozepur, three in Ludhiana, two each in Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar, one each in Fatehgarh Sahib, Tarn Taran, Sangrur and Gurdaspur, stated the health bulletin. SAS Nagar reported the highest number of 1196 cases recording the positivity rate of 47.24 percent. Among other districts, 914 cases were reported in Ludhiana, 613 in Jalandhar, 612 in Amritsar, 578 cases each in Bathinda and Patiala, 508 in Hoshiarpur. There were 43977 active cases in the state. Among them, 756 were on oxygen support, 209 in critical care facilities and 47 on ventilator support, the bulletin said. 5912 patients also recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. The state’s COVID-19 tally has reached 676947, while the state’s death toll stood at 16817.
FIVE DEATHS, 3084 FRESH CASES IN HIMACHAL
Himachal on Tuesday reported five deaths and 3084 new infections taking the total toll to 3885 and case tally to 248895 in the state. Two deaths were reported in Shimla and one death each was reported in Una, Mandi and Solan districts, stated the state’s health bulletin.