794 NEW INFECTIONS TAKE STATE’S TALLY TO 42,429

CHANDIGARH: Six patients — three in Rewari, two in Panipat and one in Faridabad — succumbed to Covid-19 in Haryana on Monday, taking the death toll to 489 (350 males and 139 females), the state health bulletin mentioned.

As many as 794 fresh infections were recorded in 20 districts in the last 24 hours, increasing the number of positive cases to 42,429, the bulletin stated.

The overall recovery rate of the state on Monday rose to 83.65% from 83.54% a day earlier. And, the doubling rate also improved by one more day on Monday as it climbed to 29 days.

Haryana had 6,448 active cases on Monday while 711 patients recovered, taking the tally of those cured of Covid to 35,492.

Faridabad recorded 154 new cases, followed by Ambala (84), Panipat (72), Rewari (71), Panchkula (59), Gurugram (57), Yamunanagar (44), Kurukshetra (43), Rohtak (40), Karnal (32), Sonepat (31), Hisar (23), Sirsa (22), Fatehabad (15), Kaithal (14), Bhiwani (11), Jhajjar (10), Nuh (5), Charkhi Dadri (4) and Jind (3).