Three deaths, 106 new COVID-19 cases in Faridabad

Tribune News Service 

Faridabad, June 7

The district, on Sunday, recorded three more deaths and as many as 106 fresh COVID-19 cases.

With the three more deaths, the death toll in the city has climbed to 14, with the number of positive cases risen to 771. This is the highest number of deaths and new cases in a single day in the district so far.

The health department, however, claimed that of the 14 deaths, no patient had died exclusively of COVID-19.

Giving details about the deaths, a spokesperson of the health department said two men aged 52 and 65 years and a woman patient, aged 65, died in the hospital. All three deceased was a victim of multiple co-morbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and uncontrolled blood sugar.

They had contracted the infection from the persons already tested positive and were admitted in the hospital recently.

While the woman hailed from SGM Nagar, the 52 and 65-year-old men were residents of Baselwa colony and Sector-28, respectively. Their condition had turned critical just after they were admitted in the hospital.

The fresh cases have surfaced from the localities of Old Faridabad, Ballabgarh, NIT, Dabua Colony, Tigaon, Panhera Khurd village, Ac Nagar, Bharat Colony and Chhainsa village.

A total of 231 patients are getting treatment in hospitals while 287 have been under home-quarantine. As many as 239 persons have been discharged.