145 succumb to virus in Haryana

Chandigarh, May 2

The state today set another grim record of Covid mortalities when 145 people succumbed to the virus, whereas 13,322 new infections were reported.

While Karnal and Hisar reported the maximum 16 deaths each, Rohtak and Fatehabad witnessed the death of 14 people each. In all, 11 people died in Bhiwani, 10 in Ambala, nine each in Gurugram and Panipat and seven each deaths were reported in Faridabad and Jind.

Gurugram witnessed the maximum new cases (3,609) followed by Faridabad (1,755), Sonepat (934), Hisar (879), Panipat (794) and Karnal (773).

The active cases in the state now stand at 1,05,270.

Amid all these gloomy figures, 10,423 people recovered today, taking the total recoveries to 4,05,132. The recovery rate in the state now stands at 78.68 per cent.

In all, 18,692 people got vaccine jabs today. — TNS