Tally crosses 50K in Haryana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 20

The state recorded 996 fresh cases, which is the highest so far in 24 hours, taking the Covid-positive tally to 50,926. Eleven deaths were reported — three from Karnal, two each from Panipat and Faridabad, and one each from Panchkula, Kurukshetra, Kaithal and Jind.

A 50-year-old man of Mohdinpur village, a 64-year-old man of Char Chaman and 61-year-old man of Sector-13 in Karnal died of Covid in the past 24 hours. A 66-year-old woman from Nai Colony and 77-year-old man from Sector 8 in Faridabad were also among the casualties.

A 65-year-old woman from Shahabad also died of Covid in Kurukshetra.

Today, the maximum fresh cases (114) were recorded from Panchkula followed by Gurugram (111), Panipat (98), Ambala (92) and Faridabad (88).

In Ambala district, 49 cases came from Ambala City, 18 from Ambala Cantonment, 12 from Chaurmastpur, six from Mullana, five from Barara and one each from Naraingarh and Shahzadpur.

There are 187 critical patients across the state with 23 on ventilator and 164 on oxygen support.