This story is from May 30, 2020

Hurricane in Haryana: 217 new Covid-19 cases in a day

Haryana saw yet another spike in Covid-19 cases, as 217 people tested positive for the virus, taking the state’s count to 1,721.
Hurricane in Haryana: 217 new Covid-19 cases in a day
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CHANDIGARH: Haryana saw yet another spike in Covid-19 cases, as 217 people tested positive for the virus, taking the state’s count to 1,721.
Gurgaon breached the 500 mark and its tally reached 520 as the district alone got 115 new cases. The 12% jump in brought down recovery rate to 54.6% and doubling rate from 17 days to 13. Also, 59 patients were discharged.
There was no new death and the number of casualties stayed at 19. Faridabad got 31 new, taking its total to 307 cases, of which 162 are active.
Among others, 19 cases were from Sonipat, seven each from Kaithal and Palwal, six each from Rohtak and Karnal, five each from Charkhi Dadri, Hisar and Rewari, three from Narnaul, two each from Nuh and Bhiwan, and one each from Panchkula, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Kurukshetra.
During the day, CM Manohar Lal Khattar had expressed the concern over sudden increase in the number of Covid-19 cases. Health minister Anil vij too has indicated towards stern measures to prevent further spread in NCR and expressed apprehensions of faster spread after lifting of curbs in Lockdown 4.0.
Kurukshetra civil surgeon Dr Sukhbir Singh said a 22-year-old woman tested positive. Her family had arrived from Uttar Pradesh on May 26 and samples collected a day later. Also, six patients were discharged in the district. The Kaithal patients included three women and two children who came from Delhi, Gurugram and Bahadurgarh.
(With inputs from Jaskaran Singh in Kurukshetra and Vijender Kumar in Kaithal)
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