Covid-19: 18 of 22 Haryana districts record more recoveries than new cases

CHANDIGARH: Haryana recorded 5,643 new cases of Covid-19 and 112 deaths on Friday. There was some good news for the state as 18 of total 22 districts recorded more recoveries than new cases.
The number of recoveries in the state was 13,486, taking its recovery rate to 91.53%.
So far, the state has recorded 7,28,607 cases, of which 6,66,893 patients have recovered, 7,317 have died, and 54,397 patients are still under active.
As many as 55,446 persons were tested during the day, which resulted in the day’s positivity rate at 9.83%. The death rate of the day was recorded at 1.98%, while cumulative death rate was 1%.
Nine deaths each were reported from Hisar and Sirsa, eight from Jind, seven each from Rohtak, Gurgaon and Faridabad, six deaths each from Karnal, Rewari, Yamuanangar and Jhajjar, five each from Sonipat, Ambala and Charkhi Dadri, four each from Kaithal, Bhiwani, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad and Panipat, three deaths from Palwal, two from Nuh, and one from Mahendergarh.
There were 623 new cases in Gurgaon, 464 in Hisar, 431 in Rewari, 394 in Sirsa, 368 in Bhiwani, 352 in Jhajjar, 337 in Rohtak, 299 in Sonipat, 248 in Karnal, 242 in Faridabad, 233 in Yamunanagar, 222 in Fatehabad, 206 in Panchkula, 205 in Palwal, 182 in Panipat, 161 in Nuh, 158 in Ambala, 142 in Mahindergarh, 118 in Kurukshetra, 114 in Jind, 71 in Kaithal, and 73 in Charkhi Dadri.
Meanwhile, 73,571 people were vaccinated during the day. Of them, first dose was given to 71,027 persons and second dose to 2,544 persons.
A total of 313 persons, including 84 from Hisar, tested positive for Covid-19 in rural areas of the state. The cumulative figure of persons examined so far has gone to 64,68,183.