Fall in new Covid cases: Haryana sees 232 cases, Punjab 726 & Himachal Pradesh 292

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: New Covid cases declined further while deaths and hospitalised active patients continue to be a cause of worry for the region. Haryana saw 232 new cases, 38 deaths and 546 recoveries during the day. A total of 726 cases were reported in Punjab the last 24 hours while 32 people died. Himachal Pradesh reported 10 Covid-19 deaths and 292 positive cases on Thursday while 585 positive patients have also recovered.
On the vaccination front, nearly after two months of Covid peak,the vaccinations of the day have crossed the one lakh mark as Haryana saw 1,23,054 vaccinations during the day. This include 1,06,628 first dose and 16426 second dose. The overall coverage of the vaccination has reached 68,67,215. A total of 95,397 were vaccinated in Punjab. Of the total, 89,729 eligible beneficiaries were given the first shot and 5,668 received their second dose.
While Haryana’s cumulative total has gone to 7,66,838 cases, 7,54,464 recoveries, 9,147 deaths and 3,227 active cases, active cases in Punjab drops below 10,000 -- as on Thursday, patients undergoing treatment stands at 9,479. Himachal has 1,99,699 confirmed positive cases of which 3,430 cases are active, 1,92,841 patients have recovered while 3,408 patients have died.
In Haryana, Palwal reported 20, highest for the day while Yamunanagar reported 19. Palwal now has 10,599 cases with 146 deaths and 83 active cases whereas Yamunanagar has 24,418 cases with 385 deaths and 171 active cases. Gurgaon, Karnal and Sirsa reported 18 cases each,Faridabad and Fatehabad reported 16 cases each, Panipat 14, Ambala 12, Kaithal 11, Sonepat and Hisar 10, Bhiwani nine, Panchkula, Jind and Nuh eight, Kurukshetra seven, Rohtak four, Mahindergarh three, Rewari two, Charkhi Dadri one.
While in Punjab, 79 people were tested positve in Jalandhar, 64 each cases were reported in Hoshiarpur and Ludhiana, 54 in Bathinda, 46 in Amritsar, 43 in Gurdaspur, 39 in Patiala, 38 in Mohali, 36 in Ferozepur, 35 in Faridkot, 31 in Fazilka, 29 in Sangrur, 23 each in Kapurthala and Moga, 22 in Mansa, 18 in Pathankot, 17 each in Fatehgarh Sahib and Muktsar, 16 in Ropar, 14 in Nawanshahr, 10 in Tarn Taran and eight in Barnala.
Positive cases reported from Himachal include seven from Bilaspur, 34 from Chamba, 15 from Hamirpur, 84 from Kangra, six from Kinnaur, six from Kullu, six from Lahaul-Spiti, 59 from Mandi, 32 from Shimla, 16 from Sirmaur, 16 from Solan and 11 from Una.
As for death counts, In Haryana, Panipat reported six deaths, highest for the day while Hisar reported five. Bhiwani reported four deaths while three deaths each were reported from Jind and Sirsa, two deaths each from Karnal, Yamunanagar, Jhajjar, Fatehabad, Kaithal and Charkhi Dadri and one death each from Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala, Panchkula and Kurukshetra were reported.
In Punjab, four people died in Taran Taran. Three deaths each were reported in Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and two each in Amritsar, Faridkot, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Patiala and Mohali and one each in Barnala, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Pathankot, Ropar and Sangrur.
In Himachal, four deaths have been reported from Kangra, two deaths have been reported from Mandi, while one death each has been reported from Shimla, Una, Chamba and Hamirpur districts. Those recovered include 16 from Bilaspur, 62 from Chamba, 41 from Hamirpur, 158 from Kangra, 17 from Kinnaur, 31 from Kullu, six from Lahaul-Spiti, 105 from Mandi, 70 from Shimla, 14 from Sirmaur, 11 from Solan and 54 from Una.
Bilaspur has 104 active cases, Chamba has 372 active cases, Hamirpur has 275 active cases, Kangra has 804 active cases, Kinnaur has 108 active cases, Kullu has 175 active cases, Lahaul-Spiti has 45 active cases, Mandi has 402 active cases, Shimla has 381 active cases, Sirmaur has 246 active cases, Solan has 231 active cases and Una has 287 active cases.
So far, 22,43,658 persons have been tested for Covid-19, of which 20,43,366 persons have been tested negative. Since 7pm on Thursday, 23,798 samples were tested in the state and results of 593 samples were awaited.