With 18 new positive cases, Haryana count rises to 62

13 who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event at Nizamuddin, Delhi, tested positive in Palwal, besides two each in Gurugram and Bhiwani; one more positive case was reported from Kaithal

The number of Covid-19 cases in Haryana rose by 18 on Saturday, taking the total count of positive cases to 62.

Of the 62 cases, nine from Gurugram, two from Panipat and one each from Sonepat, Palwal and Faridabad have been treated and discharged from hospitals so far, bringing down the number of active patients to 48. (ANI file photo)

A state health department bulletin said that 13 people who had attended the religious event at Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in Delhi last month had tested positive in Palwal besides two each such persons in Gurugram and Bhiwani. One positive case was reported in Kaithal.

All 18 people have been quarantined in their respective districts.

With this, Gurugram and Palwal have 17 positive cases each, followed by Faridabad with six cases, Panipat, Nuh and Ambala, three each, Bhiwani and Panchkula two each, while Hisar, Karnal, Kaithal, Rohtak, and Sonepat, have had one positive case each.

Of the 62 cases, nine from Gurugram, two from Panipat and one each from Sonepat, Palwal and Faridabad have been treated and discharged from hospitals so far, bringing down the number of active patients to 48.

At present, the number of people under surveillance in the state is 17,535, while the total samples sent for testing till now are 1,413, of which 954 have been found to be negative and the results of 397 are awaited.

3 linked to Tablighi Jamaat meet test positive in Rohtak, Karnal

ROHTAK: A 56-year-old resident of Manheru village and 26-year-old from Sandwa village, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in south Delhi’s Nizamuddin have tested positive for coronavirus.

Bhiwani nodal officer for Covid-19 Dr Rajesh Kumar said the swab samples of the duo were sent to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, the results of which came positive on Friday evening. “Both the patients have been kept in isolation at Bhiwani hospital. The family members of both the patients have been home quarantined. The area near their houses has been sealed,” he said.

Meanwhile, a 62-year-old man from Karnal, who allegedly attended Tablighi Jamaat last month has been tested positive for coronavirus disease, making it the first case of the district.

He was among four people from the Karnal district who had attended the meet in Delhi. They all were admitted to the isolation ward in the general hospital in Kaithal on March 31. Their samples were sent to the government medical college and hospital Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat and only one person was tested positive, said inspector general of police Hardeep Doon, who has been appointed as Kaithal district in-charge.