98 more die, over 13k cases in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 30

With 13,833 new Covid cases, the state’s tally today reached 4.88 lakh. Besides, 98 more persons succumbed to the virus.

In all, 14 persons died in Gurugram, 11 in Hisar, nine in Ambala, eight each in Rewari and Bhiwani, seven each in Karnal and Kaithal, six each in Rohtak and Jind, five each in Faridabad and Fatehabad, four each in Sonepat and Sirsa, two each in Kurukshetra and Palwal each.

The maximum new cases were reported from Gurugram at 4,435, followed by Faridabad (1,434), Sonepat (912), Karnal (883) and Hisar (860). In all, 50,031 samples were taken today while the overall positivity rate jumped to 6.63 per cent.

The active cases in the state today reached 97,562, while 9,348 recovered in the last 24 hours.