Coronavirus: Haryana reports 168 new cases; tally rises to 2,091

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, May 30

In yet another major spike, 168 people test positive for coronavirus in Haryana on Sunday. The maximum 97 people tested positive in Gurugram followed by 28 in Faridabad and 20 in Bhiwani.

Those infected include nine members of Bhiwani BJP MLA Ghanshyam Saraf’s family. Saraf’s PA had tested positive for Covid on Friday. Today’s cases include nine from Hisar, four each from Ambala and Kurukshetra, two each from Narnaul and Karnal and one each from Palwal and Panipat.

With today’s cases, the total number of positive cases in the state has gone up to 2,091. Twenty persons have lost their lived to the disease so far. As many as 77 were discharged today taking the total number of those cured from the disease in the state to 1,048. There are 1,023 active cases of Covid in the state now.

Karnal reported two new cases of the deadly disease, taking the total in the district to 52. Two women, one each of Gharaunda and Nissing, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of active cases to 29 in the district.

Faridabad reports 26 new cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases rise to 371. Some 160 people have been released from hospitals. Some 68 patients are under home isolation.

Panipat reported a new case of the coronavirus, taking the total in the district to 62. A 63-year-old man, a resident of Chulkana Road, Samalkha tested positive for COVID on Sunday. He had visited a private hospital in Panipat for hernia surgery, where he was advised a COVID test on May 28. He had a history of travel to Delhi before May 25. He has been referred to Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College, Khanpur Kalan.

On Saturday, the state reported 202 cases in a matter of 24 hours. The bulk of cases were reported from Gurugram (157), contributing 77.7 per cent of the new cases. Fresh cases were also reported from Faridabad (32), Ambala and Fatehabad (3 each), Nuh and Karnal (2 each) and Panipat, Rohtak and Kaithal (1 each).