316 fresh Covid-19 infections take Haryana count to 3,597

With 1,227 active cases, Gurugram district alone accounts for over 50% of total active cases in state

CHANDIGARH:: Haryana on Friday recorded 316 fresh Covid-19 cases, 153 of them from the worst-hit Gurugram district, taking the total number of cases in the state to 3,597, officials said.

Of the new cases, 59 were reported from Faridabad district, 22 from Charkhi Dadri, 14 from Palwal, 12 from Kurukshetra, 11 from Rewari, nine from Hisar, seven from Karnal, six from Ambala, four each from Rohtak and Narnaul, three each from Nuh and Fatehabad, two each from Jind, Jhajjar and Sirsa and one each from Kaithal, Panipat and Panchkula, as per the health bulletin.

Total active COVID-19 infections in the state stand at 2,364 while 1,209 patients have recovered. With 1,227 active cases, Gurugram district alone accounts for over 50 % of total active cases in the state.

As many as 945 more people have tested positive in the state in the last three days with Gurgaon and Faridabad accounting for 72% of these cases.

SIX CASES IN AMBALA

Six people, including a 9-year-old girl, have tested positive for the virus in Ambala. Chief medical officer Dr Kuldeep Singh said, “A 75-year-old woman from khatik mandi and a 9-year-old girl from Barara, who had returned from Delhi have tested positive. Besides, a Karnataka returnee and another person who returned from Maharashtra are among the new cases.”

SEVEN INFECTIONS IN KARNAL

Seven fresh infections have been reported from Karnal, taking the total number of cases in the district to 81, deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said. The new patients include a 47-yearold woman from Shiv Colony, two youths aged 20 and 25 from Ward Taraori, a 27-year-old man from

Mukhapuri village, a 28-year-old man from Preetam Nagar, a 26-year-old man of Bhaini Khurd village and a 24-year-old man from Banso Gate locality of Karnal city.

FOUR CASES IN PANIPAT

Four people have tested positive for the virus in Panipat, taking the number of cases in the district to 70, officials said. Health department officials said all patients have a travel history to Mumbai.

KURUKSHETRA RECORDS FOUR NEW CASES

Four people, including two women, have tested positive in Kurukshetra, taking the number of active cases to 26. CMO Sukhbir Singh said the infected persons include a 32-year-old woman from Umri village, a 37-year-old woman from Barna village, a 58-year-old man from Thaska Mirji village and a 42-year-old man from Mohan Nagar.

A 50-year-old man tested positive in Siwan village of Kaithal

district, taking the number of infected persons to 34.

A 21-year-old youth has tested positive in Yamunanagar. Civil surgeon Dr Vijay Dahiya said,

“The youth, who is a resident of Delhi, came for some labour work at a factory on June 1 with two of his friends and he has tested positive.”