Haryana on Thursday reported 25 more Covid cases and discharged 21 patients from hospitals. The state's cumulative Covid tally reached 818, of which 368 cases are active even as it has so far reported 11 corona virus-related deaths.
As many as 21 patients walked out of hospital from different districts of the State on Thursday. So far, 439 patients have been cured and discharged from hospitals in Haryana, including the 14 Italian nationals. Faridabad reported the 12 new cases of the deadly disease, in what is the highest, single-day jump in cases in the State on Thursday, taking the total to 131.
On Thursday too, the majority of the new cases are from NCR districts –Gurugram, Jhajjar and Faridabad. The worst affected districts of the State with maximum number of positive cases are Gurugram (166), Faridabad (131), Sonepat (120), Jhajjar (87), Nuh (60), Ambala (42) and Palwal (37), Panipat (36).
According to officials, a total of 21 Covid patients were discharged from various districts including 10 in Sonepat, four in Faridabad, one in Palwal, two in Panipat, four in Yamunanagar on Thursday. No recovery has been reported from Rewari and Mahendragarh where six cases each have been reported.
According to the State government’s health bulletin, 25 fresh cases were reported from Gurugram, Faridabad, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Rewari and Mahendragarh.
While hard hit Gurugram reported four more cases, taking the total number of Covid-19 cases in the district to 170, Faridabad district that had so far reported 119 cases a day ago, added 12 more now, taking the tally to 131.
Jhajjar reported three more cases, taking the tally to 87. Jind reported two more cases, taking the tally to 20. Two more cases reported in Karnal, taking the tally to 17.
Rewari reported one more case, taking the tally to 6. One more case reported in Mahendragarh, talking the tally to 6.
Meanwhile, 62 Covid patients have been discharged in Gurugram while 62 in Faridabad, 64 in Sonepat, 24 in Jhajjar, 57 in Nuh, 35 in Palwal, 18 in Panchkula and 38 in Ambala.
By Thursday evening, Haryana had sent as 69, 191 nasopharyngeal samples for testing to various diagnostic laboratories, of which 63, 791 tested negative while report was awaited in 4,582 cases, the Health Department said.
HARYANA TO BRING ITS RESIDENTS STRANDED IN DELHI
After sealing its boorders with Delhi, Haryana Government on Thursday said its natives who are stranded in Delhi owing to the lockdown and are eager to return to their districts will be provided with bus service.
Transport Minister Moolchand Sharma said that the state government has decided to ply state transport buses from May 18 for the convenience of such people. Booking can be done through the online portal http://hartrans.gov.in and passengers with confirmed booking will be allowed to enter the bus stand.
Sharma said that the buses will operate from New Delhi Railway Station to the scheduled bus stand of Haryana Roadways and no passenger will be allowed to board or get off from the bus en route. Buses passing through corona virus-affected districts will take the bypass or flyover route.
The minister said during this time, taking special care of social distancing norms, only 30 passengers will be accommodated in each bus. Thermal screening of passengers will be done before entering the designated bus stands and it will be necessary for every passenger to wear a mask and follow social distancing norms. Passengers without masks will not be allowed to enter the bus.
The Transport Minister said that if bus operations on any route would not be possible due to any reason, then it will be cancelled and information regarding the same will be given two hours prior to the time of departure. The fare will be refunded if the bus is cancelled. He informed that details of routes and information related to fares have also been made available on the website.