77 fresh Covid cases in Gurugram, 1 dies of infection

GURUGRAM: The city on Saturday reported 77 new Covid-19 cases. This is the 18th day in a row that the city has been recording less than 100 fresh cases. At present, Covid cases in Gurugram stand at 10,185. The health department said 62 people recovered on Saturday.
The total number of recoveries so far is 9,350. However, one person succumbed to the infection in the city on Saturday, an official said. So far, 130 people have died of Covid in the city, ang among them 92 had comorbidities.
As many as 1,40,858 people have been put under surveillance in the district. The health department has sent 1,35,024 samples for testing, of which 1,22,694 turned out to be negative, while the results of 519 are still awaited.
On Saturday, 12 people were put under government quarantine. The district has a total of 702 active cases, of which 589 are under home isolation. The health authorities have collected 2,145 samples in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Faridabad on Saturday recorded 180 new Covid-19 cases.