125 succumb to contagion in a day in Haryana, highest so far

CHANDIGARH: With 125 more people succumbing to Covid-19, Haryana on Sunday witnessed the biggest number of fatalities in a day. The number of active cases in state also crossed the 1-lakh mark.

The state recorded 13,588 new cases and 50,823 samples were taken in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin.

Seventeen people died of Covid in Hisar; 12 each in Gurugram, Panipat and Panchkula; nine in Ambala; eight in Bhiwani; seven in Fatehabad; five each in Faridabad and Karnal; four each in Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Jind and Charkhi Dadri; three in Sonepat; two in Rewari; and one in Palwal, raising the state’s death toll to 4,341.

On Saturday, Gurugram logged 4,099 fresh cases, Faridabad 1,751, Sonepat 920, Hisar 897, Ambala 365, Karnal 740, Panipat 549, Rohtak 348, Rewari 236, Panchkula 446, Kurukshetra 211, Yamunanagar 333, Sirsa 409, Mahendergarh 526, Bhiwani 312, Jhajjar 264, Palwal 100, Fatehabad 291, Kaithal 207, Jind 458, Nuh 105 and Charkhi Dadri 21.

First day of weekend lockdown

On the first day of the weekend lockdown in district, Karnal police were seen struggling to

keep people inside their homes.

Despite clear instructions issued by the administration, people were seen travelling, forcing police to challan them for not providing a valid reason for coming out on the streets.

Shiv Charan, in-charge of Sector 6 police post in Karnal, said 25 people have been challaned for not wearing masks or following Covid guidelines.

Panipat superintendent of