The total number of COVID-19 positive cases crossed 27000-mark in Haryana on Tuesday with the state reporting 604 fresh cases. The total number of positive cases in the state stood at 27462 which include 6146 active cases.
Nine deaths have also been reported in the last 24 hours taking the total toll to 364 in the state.
“Out of 604 fresh cases, 121 were reported from Gurugram 111 from Faridabad, 94 from Panipat, 55 from Ambala, 41 from Sonepat, 33 from Karnal, 28 from Palwal among other cases,” stated Haryana Health Department’s evening bulletin.
Of the nine deaths, two each were reported from Faridabad, Rohtak, Karnal and one each from Jhajjar, Palwal and Panipat have been reported in the last 24 hours in the state. Among critical COVID-19 patients, 155 patients were on oxygen support while 38 were on ventilator in the state, the bulletin stated.
With 364 deaths so far, the fatality rate is recorded at 1.33 percent in Haryana. The case-doubling rate in Haryana increased to 23 days, COVID positive rate was recorded at 5.95 per cent, recovery rate recorded at76.29 percent, according to the health bulletin.
Till date, 27462 patients including 726 in the last 24 hours have recovered and have been discharged from hospitals in the state. As many as 4.67 lakh samples have been tested till date in Haryana. The report of 5978 samples is awaited, the bulletin added.
Notably, the intensive sampling of COVID through rapid antigen testing kits are being done in districts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat and Jhajjar in the state.
Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched a web portal for plasma donation in the state.
For this, patients who have recovered after defeating COVID-19 infection will receive an SMS on their mobile for plasma donation, on which they will be requested to donate plasma.
At present, plasma banks have been opened in Gurugram, Faridabad, Rohtak and Panchkula. The number of COVID-19 Warriors who have bravely defeated the virus is around 20,000 in the state.
381 FRESH CASES, INCLUDING 30 COPS AND 16 BSF TROOPERS
Inching closer to the 11,000-mark, Punjab on Tuesday reported 381 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus — including 30 cops and 16 troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) — along with two deaths. With this, the state’s COVID-19 tally has reached 10,889, and the death toll at 263.
As Ludhiana and Patiala each reported a death, Sangrur with 74 cases reported the highest number in the past 24 hours. Patiala (68), Ludhiana (65), Amritsar (56), Jalandhar (33), SAS Nagar (25), Ropar (14), and Gurdaspur (10) reported cases in double digit, besides Fatehgarh Sahib (8), Tarn Taran (5), Bathinda (5), Hoshiarpur (2), Ferozepur (2), Kapurthala (1), Barnala (1) and Mansa (1).
The districts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Sangrur, Patiala and Mohali have been registering an alarmingly high number of cases since the past weeks. On Tuesday, these districts together accounted for 84 percent of the fresh COVID-19 cases.
In fact, these six districts — of which four have crossed 1000-mark — collectively account for 69 percent of the state’s total positive cases, and 74 percent of the total deaths.
Among the fresh cases, 124 have the contact history and nine have the travel history, while 210 have no travel or contact history and categorized as “new cases”. The new cases include 30 policemen, including 27 from Sangrur and three from Mohali; 16 BSF personnel from Amritsar; 26 millworkers from Sangrur; six healthcare workers, one jail inmate, among others.
In a late development, as many 80 cases have surfaces in Hoshiarpur of which 67 are from the BSF Sub Training Centre, Kharkan Camp, and 13 from Garhshankar.