Haryana: Kurukshetra reports 17 new Covid-19 cases

KURUKSHETRA: The district reported 17 new cases of coronavirus infection on Monday, including seven contacts of Thanesar MLA who got discharged from hospital after reporting negative, civil surgeon Dr Sukhbir Singh said.
“With the recovery rate of 66.47%, the district's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 173 of which 115 patients got discharged and 58 are active cases,” said Dr Sukhbir.
“Thanesar MLA has been discharged from a private hospital in Gurgaon after he tested negative for the infection on Monday.”
Health officials said after contact tracing of the MLA, so far, 11 of his contacts have tested positive for the infection, including four on Saturday and seven on Monday.
MLA’s positive contacts include his personal assistant (PA) of Masita House, some workers and and relatives from Krishna Nagar Gamdi and New Colony.
The MLA has urged the people who came in contact with him to undergo Covid-19 test to avoid the spread of the disease.