Haryana Covid count hits new high of 1,203

SEVEN FATALITIES Death toll reaches 585, recoveries go past 43K

CHANDIGARH: Haryana reported 1,203 new coronavirus infections on Friday, about 77% of which came from 11 districts.

The new infections pushed the state’s patient tally to 52,129. Seven infected persons died of the contagion, taking the death toll to 585.

Among those who died on Friday, two persons were from Kurukshetra district while one each was from Bhiwani, Panipat, Palwal, Karnal and Faridabad.

As per a medical bulletin, 620 people recovered from the viral illness on Friday, taking the total number of recoveries to 43,413.

The number of active cases in Haryana was 8,131 on Friday.

About 39% of the new infections were reported from five national capital region districts of Faridabad (127), Gurugram (120), Rewari (111), Rohtak (65) and Sonepat (46).

Six northern Haryana districts of Panipat (132), Ambala (98), Karnal (73), Kurukshetra (63), Yamunanagar (58) and Panchkula (43) threw up 38% of the new infections.

In order to contain the virus spread, the state government on Friday ordered that all public and private offices, except those dealing with essential services, and all shopping malls and shops in the market area, except those dealing with essential goods and services, will remain shut on Saturday and Sunday.

An official spokesperson said all other national directives and standard operating procedures issued by the National Disaster Management Authority that are currently in force will continue to be followed.

The spokesperson said this order will have no effect on public and private transport and on tests/exams being conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission and the Haryana Staff Selection Commission.

Among the other districts, Mahendergarh reported 58 new Covid-19 infections followed by Hisar (56), Sirsa (48), Bhiwani (24), Fatehabad (21), Palwal (19), Kaithal (14), Jhajjar (12), Nuh (9) and Jind (6).