There was no let up in the rising trend of Covid-19 cases as Haryana on Saturday reported a figure of 9090 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths and 3743 recoveries during the last 24 hours. With this the cumulative Covid-19 count of the State has gone to 837,998 cases, 781,157 recoveries, 10,098 deaths and 46720 active cases. Meanwhile, the NCR districts continue to dominate as Gurugram reported the highest 3349 cases followed by 1764 in Faridabad, 522 from Ambala, 510 from Panchkula, 403 from Sonepat, 389 from Karnal and 271 from Panipat. As far as deaths are concerned, two deaths were reported from Sonepat, one each from Gurugram, Ambala, Yamunanagar, Bhiwani and Kaithal.
1795 NEW CASES IN CHANDIGARH
The daily Covid-19 cases in Chandigarh hit a new record for the four consecutive days, as 1795 people tested positive on Saturday. No death was reported due to the virus over the last 24 hours. While the city’s highest single-day tally in the pandemic’s second wave was 895 on May 9, 2021, it surpassed that record on January 10 with 967 cases. A day later, the case count dropped to 801, but ever since, the city has been witnessing new highs daily, including 1,114 cases on January 12 and 1,338 on January 13 and 1,834 people tested positive on January 14.