nThe district health department has detected 137 more Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday. The situation is alarming as now the tally has zoomed up to 13,321. Of this, 11,498 people have recovered. The Covid-19 toll has reached 137 in the district.
The figures of COVID active patients are 1,686. A total 140 patients have been cured and discharged on Sunday.
As per the data of the health department the Covid-19 infection increased again in the last one week.
Around 125 infected persons were detected on August 30, 113 on August 31, 196 on September 1, 184 on September 2, 224 on September 4, 265 on September 5.
On August 21, the district recorded over 100 fresh cases for the first time in 21 days.
Since then, in the last one week between August 30 to September 6, over 1,244 people have tested positive.
The health official said the reason behind for cases is that people are not following Covid-19 protocol. The people step out of their home without any reason. They are not using face masks or sanitizers.
“A number of cases are being increased across the country and, in such a situation, people need to follow Covid-10 guidelines and maintain social distancing. The people must be under the seriousness of the Covid-19 decease,” said Dr Virender Yadav, CMO Gurugram.
Meanwhile, Coronavirus test rates in Haryana have been fixed at Rs 1,600, down from the earlier Rs 2,400.
According to health officials in the district administration, all arrangements, be it isolation facilities or sample testing and admission of severely infected patients have been ensured. No corona infected patient will have difficulty in getting treatment, they added.
Claiming medical preparedness to tackle the present Covid-19 situation in the district Gurugram, Yadav said that a provision of about 4500 beds and 350 ventilators in both private and government hospitals have been made.
Apart from these, another 1000 beds are being arranged, so there will be no shortage of treatment facilities for the Covid-19patients in the district, he said.