New Covid hotspots emerged in Haryana over first fortnight of May

CHANDIGARH: In what could called the most ominous statistics for Haryana over the past fortnight, the state saw 1,83,746 new cases and 2,205 Covid deaths. Hisar, Rohtak and Jind districts emerged as hotspots between May 1 and May 15. This means that 26% of the total cases and 33% deaths were reported in the first fortnight.
After the massive Covid surge, exacerbated by shortage of oxygen due to alleged miscalculation by officials, the Surakshit Haryana Mahamari alert is now being extended to the second week. Gurgaon retained its top position in terms of cases, deaths, recoveries, active cases and vaccinations, while remaining districts, including Faridabad, stood second both in terms of new cases and deaths.
Announcing the lockdown, CM Manohar Lal Khattar expected a tally of 1.20 lakh active cases till May 15. However, till Saturday, the count had dipped below 1 lakh and during the the last week, the number of new cases was reported to be less than the preceding week.
Covid surge in rural areas had mainly fuelled the numbers in the first week. Mysterious deaths allegedly caused by Covid were reported from rural belts of Hisar, Hansi, Sonipat, Rohtak and Bhiwani districts. The surge began from the third week of April and by May 1, Haryana’s overall count crossed five lakh. The number of active cases crossed 1 lakh with a record 125 deaths of the day taking the total to 4,341. Haryana’s overall tally has reached 5,01,566 cases, 3,94,709 recoveries and 1,02,516 active cases.
On Saturday, May 15, Haryana’s overall count stood at 6,85,312 cases, 5,82,820 recoveries, 6,546 deaths and 95,946 active cases. On May 1, Haryana’s overall tally was 5,01,566 cases, 3,94,709 recoveries, 4,341 deaths and 1,02,516 active cases.
On May 1, Hisar reported a surge of 897 cases and the district tally reached 30,652. Jind, Rohtak, Mahendergarh, Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts faced a similar situation. “Lockdown has really made an impact and we were able to control the situation to some extent. War against Covid is on and one more thing you will appreciate is that Haryana had been giving treatment to non-domiciled or those from other states, largely from New Delhi,’’ said health and home minister Anil Vij.