Haryana’s total Covid cases cross 91k, toll reaches 956
Haryana’s total Covid case count reached 91,115, with a death toll of 956 till date as the state added another 2,783 new cases of coronavirus infections and reported 24 deaths on Saturday evening. Besides, Gurgaon and Faridabad that continue to be among the two worst affected districts, various other districts including Ambala, Panipat, Karnal, Hisar, Panchkula, Kurukshetra and Sirsa have also started witnessing a surge in new cases of infections. In the last 24 hours, while Gurgaon added another 326 new cases, Faridabad added 278, Sonipat (165), Rewari (68), Ambala (197), Rohtak (77), Panipat (178), Karnal (272), Hisar (213), Palwal (40), Panchkula (178), Mahendragarh (55), Jhajjar (56), Bhiwani (30), Kurukshetra (173), Nuh (16), Sirsa (131), Yamunanagar (61), Fatehabad (48), Kaithal (39), Jind (174) and Charkhi Dadri (8). Among the 24 patients who died due to Covid in last 24 hours, five died in Karnal, three each died in Faridabad and Ambala, two each in Gurgaon, Hisar, Sirsa and Yamunanagar and one each in rohtak, Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad and Kaithal. According to state’s Saturday evening Covid bulletin, there were 19,446 active Covid cases in the state that included 19,321 cases that became active in the last 11 days, while 125 patients were active for a longer duration. There are 322 patients who are in a critical condition that include 280 on oxygen support while 42 were on ventilator. Read the full article