Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 23
With 1,096 fresh cases, the total number of Covid cases reached 54,386 today. The death toll went up to 603 with six more deaths.
Six staff members of the Vidhan Sabha, including PA to Speaker Gian Chand Gupta, tested positive for Covid.
The monsoon session of the Vidhan Sabha was slated to start on August 26.
According to the state health bulletin, a maximum of 134 cases were reported from Panipat, followed by Gurugram (113), Faridabad (98), Ambala (97), Hisar (96) and Sonepat (66).
While Ambala reported two deaths, one death each was reported from Hisar, Kurukshetra, Sirsa and Kaithal.
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