10 more deaths take toll to 188 in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 24

Haryana reported 10 fresh Covid deaths taking the state’s tally to 188 even as the total cases went up to 12,010, an increase of 490 cases.

Gurugram reported six more deaths taking its death tally to 75 while Rewari reported three deaths. Faridabad reported one death taking the total to 65.

Another suspected Covid death was reported from Panipat.

The maximum of 201 cases were reported from Faridabad with Gurugram reporting 117 cases and Rewari 48 cases.

The death toll due to Covid in Faridabad rose to 65 today with one more patient dying due to the infection. This was the 10th consecutive day of casualties as a total of 37 patients have died since June 15. The victim is a 71-year-old man from Sector-19.

The tally of positive cases also surged to 2,795 with the addition of 201 new cases today.

Covid infection combined with comorbidities is claimed to be the main reason behind the recent deaths.

The localities from where the fresh cases have come during the past 24 hours included Ballabgarh, Old Faridabad ,Bhood Colony, AC Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, SGM Nagar, Dabua Colony, Sanjay Colony, Subhash Colony, Kheri Kalan village, Sector-3, Sector-23, Sector-28, Sector-20, Mahaveer Colony, Palla, Jawahar Colony, Tilpat and Saroorpur village.

Panipat reported a suspected Covid death on Wednesday. Besides, 14 positive cases were reported in the district taking the tally to 151 cases here.

In Karnal, 14 persons, including six members of a family from Jalala village, tested positive. The other patients included a woman (38) and her daughter (17) from Subhash Gate, a woman (36) and her two sons (13 years and six years) of Sector-4, a 48-year-old man of Jundla Gate, a four-year-old girl of Sector-35, a 24-year-old youth of Karnal Vihar, taking the number of positive cases to 253 in the district.

Meanwhile, seven fresh Covid cases were reported from Ambala on Wednesday taking the district tally to 299. Civil Surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh said the fresh cases comprised four of a family including a three-year-old child from Ambala City and three of another family including an eight-year-old child from Ambala Cantt.

All the fresh cases were contacts of Covid patients. With this, the total number of active cases in the district has reached 113 while the tally of cured patients touched 183 after the discharge of six more cases on Wednesday.

In Palwal, the tally of Covid positive cases has risen to 278 with 12 new cases. The fresh cases include three men aged 23, 25 and 57 from Teli mandi, Hodal, a 25-year-old woman from Modi colony, 65-year-old woman from Basant Vihar, a 27-year-old man from Garhi Patti, a 22-year-old man from Hathin, a 34-year-old man from Tahi Mohalla, a 35-year-old man from Kailash Nagar, a 33-year-old man from Khambi village and two persons aged 46 and 32 years hailing from Jhabar Nagar and Moti Colony of Palwal.

Case in Secretariat

A pharmacist working in the Health Department dispensary at the Haryana Civil Secretariat here is reported to be Covid-positive. Entry to the offices of ministers and senior bureaucrats at the Secretariat was restricted in view of the detection of the case. Contacts of the infected person, including two liftmen, have been quarantined.

COVID-19 CASES DISTRICT-WISE COUNT