Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 5
With 2,289 fresh cases, the highest in a day so far, the Covid tally in the state reached 74,272 on Saturday. A total of 22 deaths, the highest in a day, pushed the toll to 781.
Three deaths each were reported from Panchkula and Kurukshetra, two each from Gurugram, Ambala, Karnal, Hisar and Yamunanagar and one each from Rohtak, Palwal, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Fatehabad and Kaithal.
A 69-year-old woman of Baldev Nagar in Ambala City and a 72-year-old man of Garnala village died in Ambala district.
In Karnal district, a 64-year-old woman of Baldi and a 73-year-old man of Model Town were among the casualties.
A 75-year-old man from Bhagwan Nagar Colony in Kurukshetra, who died at the PGI in Chandigarh on September 2, was found Covid positive after death.
The highest number of Covid cases were recorded from Faridabad (284), followed by Gurugram (265), Karnal (238), Panipat (226), Ambala (160), Panchkula (142), Rohtak (132), Sonepat (125), Hisar (112) and Kurukshetra (100).
A total of 1,409 patients got cured, the highest in a day so far, taking the tally of recovered cases to 58,580, with a recovery rate of 78.87 per cent. At present, there were 14,911 active cases in the state.
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