CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA:
Haryana,
Punjab and
Himachal Pradesh recorded 749
fresh Covid-19 cases on Friday, while 21 more fatalities pushed the
death toll further up.
Haryana’s case tally rose to 2,56,477 with 749 new cases, while the casualty count was 2,803 with 21 deaths. Meanwhile, 1,164 patients recovered during the day, pushing the
recovery rate to 96.34%. count to 2,47,097 recoveries.
The latest fatalities include four each from Hisar and Rewari districts, two each from Gurugram, Panchkula, Yamunanangar and Jhajjar and one each from Faridabad, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, and Bhiwani.
Among the districts which reported a big spike in cases are Gurugram (152) and Faridabad (130). As many as 444 fresh cases surfaced in Punjab, while 20 died of the virus.
Mohali continues to contribute the high number of cases to state’s tally, as 94 people tested positive in the district. Other fresh cases were reported from Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Bathinda, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Pathankot, Moga, Sangrur, Muktsar, Fazilka, Ropar, Tarn Taran, Barnala, Mansa and Nawanshahr districts.
Himachal reported nine deaths and 482 positive cases.