Haryana reports 314 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 12,856

Tribune News Service
Karnal, June 26

Haryana on Friday reported 393 new cases of coronavirus, taking the state’s case tally to 12,856.

Faridabad reported 194 cases followed by Sonepat (64), Gurugram (55), Bhiwani (24), Rohtak (15), Panipat (15), Jhajjar (9), Nuh (6), Yamunanagar (5), Jind (4) and Panchkula (1) and Kurukshetra (1).

Thirty-three people have been discharged after recovery since morning, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,414. While there are 4,873 active cases of COVID-19 in the state as of now, 199 people have succumbed to the virus so far.

Karnal has reported six deaths and seven new cases of the deadly disease, taking the total caseload in the district to 269.

A 57-year-old woman of Nilokheri Kisan Basti died on Friday at KCGMC. She was admitted late last night with multiple health-related problems. The sixth death reported is of a 45-year-old man.

The seven who tested positive include three members of the family of a 67-year-old man of sector 13 who died on Thursday, two persons from Jundla and one each from Nilokheri and Augondh village.

Faridabad reported two more deaths and 194 cases in the past 24 hours. The total count of the district climbs to 3,132 while the death tally has reached 70.

In Sonepat, a total of 64 more people, including seven members of a family in Sector-12, tested positive for the virus, taking the tally to 1,160 in the district.

As many as 15 cases, including a-23-year old jail inmate and a-43-year-old jail employee, reported positive for the virus today, taking the tally to 166 in the district.

Panipat Civil Surgeon Dr SL Verma said 100 patients had been discharged after the treatment and only 59 active cases remained in the district. Seven persons had died due to the virus in the district so far, he added.

On Thursday, the state reported 453 fresh cases and 10 deaths. Fresh cases were reported from Faridabad (143), Sonepat (105), Gurugram (89), Karnal (26), Bhiwani and Panipat (15 each), Palwal (10), Jhajjar (9), Kaithal and Hisar (8 each), Rohtak (7), Fatehabad and Panchkula (4 each), Rewari, Sirsa and Ambala (3 each) and Nuh (1).

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