Haryana on Friday reported the highest number of Covid-19 positive cases in a single day with 1,884 persons being found positive for the infection. A total of 19 patients succumbed to the virus on the same day.
According to information from the State Health department, the total number of Covid-19 cases in the State is now 71,983 out of which 57,171 have recovered leaving the total number of active cases at 14,053. On the same day, 1282 Covid-19 patients were also treated in the State.
Earlier, the highest single day tally was 1881, 1792 and 1694 cases on September 3, September 2 and September 1 respectively. With the 19 deaths reported on Friday, the total number of deaths reported so far in the state has reached 759.
Meanwhile, the doubling rate in the state during the last seven days has shortened from 34 days to 33 days. The recovery rate for Covid-19 patients in the State stands at 79.42 per cent while 5.81 per cent of the total samples tested have come out positive.
Of the positive cases reported on Friday, Gurugram district recorded the highest number at 229. Similarly, the positive cases reported from the other districts were 223 in Karnal, 220 in Faridabad, 138 in Panipat, 127 each in Panchkula, Ambala, 98 in Sonepat, 90 in Yamunanagar 89 in Rewari and others.
On Friday, 19 fatalities were reported which include two each from Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Karnal, Rewari, Faridabad while one each in Jhajjar, Panchkula, Hisar, Panipat, Rohtak, and Ambala, Karnal and Kurukshetra while two each from Hisar, Jind, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Gurugram and one each in Faridabad, Panchkula and Sirsa. As of Friday, the fatality rate hovered around 1.05 per cent, according to the bulletin.