Chandigarh/Gurgaon: In the biggest jump in a day, Haryana saw 66 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, with an overnight spurt in Sonipat, Panipat, Jind and Faridabad. The state’s tally is now 442.
In Gurgaon, six more people tested positive, taking the total number of cases in the district to 73. With 12 new cases, all of which are linked to Delhi or first contacts of other Covid-19 patients, Faridabad tops the table in Haryana along with Gurgaon.
Sources said a maximum of 18 new cases have been reported from Sonipat district on Sunday. All the patients have been sent to BPS Medical College and Hospital at Khanpur Kalan.
In Panipat, 11 persons, including four journalists, have tested positive. One of the journalists is a resident of Karnal city and the remaining seven include three women who are part of a family in Gokul Dhan colony of Panipat.
Inquiries revealed that an asymptomatic woman, who worked at a beauty parlour in Faridabad, had shifted to Panipat to join her sister. Initially, the woman was found to be positive. On Saturday, her family members also tested positive. They have all been shifted to Khanpur Kalan medical college.
Six persons tested positive in Fatehabad and Yamunangar. All of them are pilgrims who returned from Nanded. They have been admitted in Covid hospitals.
In Jind, six persons, including four woman workers of an anganwadi kendra have tested positive. They were taken to an isolation ward in PGIMS Rohtak. Director general, health services, Haryana, S B Kamboj, said preliminary investigation suggests the women might have acquired infection during a survey in the containment zone. Their family members have been quarantined and the workers are admitted in hospital.
Haryana has seen a jump of 146 cases over the past seven days. On April 25, there were 296 cases in the state. There have been five Covid-19 deaths in the state so far.
The bulletin released by the health directorate said that 32,583 out of 35,278 people have tested negative so far. Till Sunday, 20,759 persons had completed their quarantine period.
Meanwhile, the patients in Gurgaon are undergoing treatment at Sector 9 hospital, said chief medical officer JS Punia. While three people are from Sector 80, one is from Islampur, another a resident of Ardee City in Sector 50, and fourth is a cab driver in Basai Enclave.
“We are conducting contact tracing of all positive cases and hence, we are getting more cases. We have increased surveillance in the city and restricted movement too,” said Punia.
The health department said it had sent 6,583 samples for testing till now in Gurgaon, including 249 on Sunday. The reports of 451 samples are awaited. Moreover, 82 people have been quarantined.
In Gurgaon, six more people tested positive, taking the total number of cases in the district to 73. With 12 new cases, all of which are linked to Delhi or first contacts of other Covid-19 patients, Faridabad tops the table in Haryana along with Gurgaon.
Sources said a maximum of 18 new cases have been reported from Sonipat district on Sunday. All the patients have been sent to BPS Medical College and Hospital at Khanpur Kalan.
In Panipat, 11 persons, including four journalists, have tested positive. One of the journalists is a resident of Karnal city and the remaining seven include three women who are part of a family in Gokul Dhan colony of Panipat.
Inquiries revealed that an asymptomatic woman, who worked at a beauty parlour in Faridabad, had shifted to Panipat to join her sister. Initially, the woman was found to be positive. On Saturday, her family members also tested positive. They have all been shifted to Khanpur Kalan medical college.
Six persons tested positive in Fatehabad and Yamunangar. All of them are pilgrims who returned from Nanded. They have been admitted in Covid hospitals.
In Jind, six persons, including four woman workers of an anganwadi kendra have tested positive. They were taken to an isolation ward in PGIMS Rohtak. Director general, health services, Haryana, S B Kamboj, said preliminary investigation suggests the women might have acquired infection during a survey in the containment zone. Their family members have been quarantined and the workers are admitted in hospital.
Haryana has seen a jump of 146 cases over the past seven days. On April 25, there were 296 cases in the state. There have been five Covid-19 deaths in the state so far.
The bulletin released by the health directorate said that 32,583 out of 35,278 people have tested negative so far. Till Sunday, 20,759 persons had completed their quarantine period.
Meanwhile, the patients in Gurgaon are undergoing treatment at Sector 9 hospital, said chief medical officer JS Punia. While three people are from Sector 80, one is from Islampur, another a resident of Ardee City in Sector 50, and fourth is a cab driver in Basai Enclave.
“We are conducting contact tracing of all positive cases and hence, we are getting more cases. We have increased surveillance in the city and restricted movement too,” said Punia.
The health department said it had sent 6,583 samples for testing till now in Gurgaon, including 249 on Sunday. The reports of 451 samples are awaited. Moreover, 82 people have been quarantined.
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