Haryana on Friday reported the highest ever 98 fatalities in a single day and 13,833 fresh Covid-19 cases. With this, the State’s cumulative tally reached 4,87,978 and the death toll stood at 4,216.
The active cases jumped to 97,562 in the State. Among them, 71,617 patients were in home isolation. A day before, the State had recorded 97 deaths and 13,947 Covid-19 cases.
According to the State’s health bulletin, Gurugram reported the highest number of 14 fatalities in the last 24 hours. 11 deaths were reported in Hisar, nine in Ambala, eight each in Rewari and Bhiwani, seven each in Kaithal and Karnal, six each in Jind and Rohtak, five each in Faridabad and Fatehabad, four each in Sirsa and Sonepat, two each in Kurukshetra and Palwal.
The worst affected Gurugram district reported 4,435 fresh infections. 1,434 cases were reported in Faridabad, 912 in Sonepat 883 in Karnal, 860 in Hisar, 526 in Panipat, 563 in Sirsa, 489 in Jind, 472 in Mahendragarh, 377 in Rohtak, 320 in Fatehabad, 324 in Panchkula among other cases.
There were 1,289 critical Covid patients in the State out of which 1,082 were on oxygen support while 207 were on ventilators, the bulletin stated.
There were 36,692 active cases in Gurugram followed by 11,456 active cases in Faridabad and 6,931 in Hisar.
In the last 24 hours, 9,348 patients have recovered from the virus taking the total recoveries to 3,86,200 in the State.
Till date, more than 73.94 lakh samples have been tested in Haryana, the bulletin stated.
Haryana CM receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
The Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday took his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine here, and appealed to all eligible people to get vaccinated. “Come! Contribute towards building a safe and healthy nation and making India Corona free,” said Khattar after taking the first dose.
“Took first dose of Covid-19 vaccine today,” he tweeted. “I appeal to the people of the state, that all of you must get the vaccine and encourage the people around you to also get the vaccine,” Khattar further said in his tweet. The 66-year-old BJP leader had contracted Covid infection in August last year.