Three more die in state

Chandigarh, May 7

With two deaths in Gurugram and one in Panipat, the death toll in the state reached 10 on Thursday. It is the highest number of casualties in a day.

In Gurugram, one victim was a 37-year-old man residing in Harijan Colony and the other a 42-year-old man hailing from Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. Both were brought dead to the Civil Hospital in Gurugram. Their samples were taken thereafter.

Panipat registered its second fatality. A 28-year-old migrant labourer who died at the General Hospital in the wee hours was found positive in the evening.

Dr SL Verma, Civil Surgeon, Panipat, said the deceased hailed from Bihar, but had been staying in Jhattipur village of Samalkha for the past eight years. He was cremated in accordance with WHO guidelines. — TNS