Haryana continues to witness a surge in Covid-19 cases reporting its highest single-day jump in deaths at 25 as 2277 fresh infections surfaced in the state.The Covid-19 death toll crossed 800-mark reaching 805 while the total case tally jumped to 76549 in the state.
A day before, the state had reported its record spike of 2,289 cases and 22 deaths.
In the past 24 hours, Panchkula reported four deaths, Kurukshetra reported three deaths, two fatalities each were from Ambala, Rohtak, Panipat, Karnal, Faridabad and Kaithal while one death each was reported from Sirsa, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Yamunanagar, Hisar and Rewari, stated Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Gurugram reported the highest number of fresh positive cases at 306. As many as 276 fresh infections were reported in Faridabad, 246 in Karnal, 230 cases in Kurukshetra, 190 in Ambala, 175 in Panipat, 137 cases in Panchkula, 120 in Hisar, 91 cases in Rohtak, 76 in Sonepat, 70 cases in Yamunanagar among other cases, the bulletin stated.According to the bulletin, the fatality rate is recorded at 1.05 percent in Haryana. The case-doubling rate in Haryana on Sunday stood at 33 days, COVID positive rate was 5.94 per cent and recovery rate was recorded at 78.45 percent.60051 patients including 1471 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state. There were a total of 15692 active cases in Haryana till the evening, the bulletin stated.Out of critical patients admitted in the hospitals, 218 patients were on oxygen support while 37 were on ventilator, as per the bulletin.
The worst-affected district in the state-Faridabad has till now reported 13898 positive cases and 178 deaths. Other two worst affected districts namely Gurugram and Sonepat have so far reported 13335 and 5046 cases respectively. Gururgam has reported 137 COVID-19 deaths while Sonepat recorded 41 fatalities.
As many as 12.11 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana. The report of 6754 samples is awaited, the bulletin added.
DEEPENDER HOODS TESTS POSITIVE
Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP from Haryana Deepender Singh Hooda tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday. Deepender, who is the lone opposition MP from Haryana, is currently in Delhi. “My Corona# Covid19 report has returned positive. As per the advice of doctors, other tests are being conducted (sic),” Deepender tweeted. “With the prayers of all of you, I will recover soon…” the MP said. He also asked people who may have come in his contact during the past few days to isolate themselves and get tested.
Deepender, who is the son of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, had recently toured the Baroda assembly constituency in Sonipat district in view of the upcoming bypoll.
The by-election has been necessitated after the death of Congress legislator Krishan Hooda in April.
Notably, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had tested positive for COVID-19 on August 24. His Cabinet colleagues Ranjit Singh Chautala, J P Dalal, Mool Chand Sharma and Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta were among other legislators who have contracted the infection recently.
Other parliamentarians from Haryana who recently contracted COVID-19 are Union Minister of State Krishan Pal Gurjar (Faridabad), Sanjay Bhatia (Karnal), Brijendra Singh (Hisar) and Nayab Singh Saini (Kurukshetra), all BJP Lok Sabha MPs.
HARYANA CM STABLE
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is currently admitted at Medanta in Gurugram after contracting COVID-19 is making satisfactory progress. “The Chief Minister spent the day quite comfortably and is taking a normal diet. His vitals parameters are normal and there is no fever,” said Medical Superintendent, Dr AK Dubey in a medical bulletin issued. The team of doctors who are treating Manohar Lal are satisfied with his progress, he said. Khattar was admitted to Medanta Hospital on August 25.