161 deaths were reported in Haryana as 12718 fresh COVID-19 cases surfaced on Monday. The state, however, recorded more number of recoveries at 16192 than the fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
The death toll due to COVID-19 has reached 5766 while the state’s cumulative tally stood at 628615, as per Haryana’s health bulletin. There were 113,232 active cases in the state till the evening.
According to the bulletin, Rohtak reported the highest number of 17 fatalities in the last 24 hours. 16 deaths each were reported in Hisar, Mahendragarh and Bhiwani, 12 each in Gurugram and Jind, 10 each in Faridabad, Ambala and Panipat, eight in Kaithal, nine in Yamunanagar and Sirsa, five in Fatehabad, four in Panchkula, three in Kurukshetra and two each in Palwal and Sonepat.
The worst affected Gurugram district reported the highest number of 2749 fresh infections followed by 1347 cases in Faridabad and 1185 cases in Hisar.
The cumulative positivity rate has increased to 7.97 percent while the recovery rate stood at 81 percent in Haryana. The fatality rate in the state was recorded at 0.92 percent. The state recorded a positivity rate of 25.30 percent on Monday. Till date, more than 79.19 lakh samples have been tested in Haryana, the bulletin stated.
A day before, the State Government had extended lockdown till May 17. Home-cum-Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that 'Mahamari Alert, Surakshit Haryana' has been declared for one week. A few rules have been added to the guidelines imposed earlier during the first lockdown. Only 11 persons will be allowed to attend the wedding and funeral, he added.