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Haryana adds 20,000 Covid-19 cases in past one month
There has also been a nearly three-fold jump in the number of Covid-19 cases being reported per day in the Haryana
: Haryana has seen a jump in COVID-19 cases during the past one month, with the state reporting about 20,000 infections and 23 fatalities due to the disease during this period.
There has also been a nearly three-fold jump in the number of cases being reported per day in the state. While Gurugram district has been the worst-hit, Faridabad, which also falls in the National Capital Region, has also seen a jump in the cases over the past one month.
The cumulative cases in the northern state have jumped from 10,19,732 as on July 10 to 10,39,937 on August 11, according to a data of the state health department.
A month ago, total active coronavirus cases in the state were less than 2,000 which now stand close to 5,000.
Coronavirus positivity rate which was 2.17 per cent a month ago now hovers over 6.5 per cent in Haryana.
In comparison, the state added over 14,000 cases between June 10 to July 10, and reported seven fatalities during the period. Total active cases in the state on June 10 were 1,246.
On the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, Veena Singh, Director General Health Services, Haryana, told PTI, “We have increased testing and vaccination.” She said there is no need to worry about the rise in cases witnessed recently.
“We are well prepared and our hospitals are ready. All oxygen plants are working, and everything is in place,” she added.
