New cases, deaths drop in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: The three states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh recorded a drop in new Covid-19 cases and deaths.
Haryana reported 635 new cases and 38 deaths on Tuesday, compared to 640 new cases and 39 deaths a day before. In Punjab, there were 1,273 new cases and 60 deaths, a fall from 1,283 new cases and 83 fatalities on Monday. Himachal Pradesh reported 13 Covid-19 deaths and 596 new cases.A day before, the state recorded 656 new cases and 18 casualties.
In Haryana, there were 1,030 recoveries. The state’s tally has reached 7,63,566 cases, 7,47,246 recoveries, 8,789 deaths and 7,531 active cases. In addition, 47,129 persons were vaccinated during the day.
Covid-19 positivity rate of the day was recorded at 1.6%. while the positivity rate of second wave was recorded at 13.42%. Cumulative fatality rate was recorded at 1.15%.
Five deaths were reported from Hisar, four each from Gurgaon and Rewari, three each from Bhiwani, Sirsa, Yamunanangar and Sonipat, two each from Panipat, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad and Nuh, and one each from Ambala, Mahendergarh, Palwal, Kaithal and Jind.
There were 75 new cases in Palwal reported, 56 in Bhiwani, 50 in Hisar, 49 in Yamunanagar, 44 in Karnal, 41 in Faridabad, 40 in Sirsa, 38 in Ambala, 33 in Gurgaon, 29 in Kurukshetra and Fatehabad, 26 in Jind, 20 in Panchkula, 19 in Rohtak and Rewari, 15 in Sonipat and Kaithal, 12 in Jhajjar, nine in Mahindergarh, eight in Panipat, six in Charkhi Dadri, and two in Nuh.
On vaccination front, 47,129 persons were vaccinated during the day — 42,153 got first dose and second dose was given to 4,976 persons.
Haryana’s tally for mucomycosis reached 1,198 cases and 103 deaths on Tuesday. In all, 892 patients are under treatment for the fungal infection, while 180 have recovered. Also, only six villages are left for screening in Hisar.
In Punjab, seven deaths were reported in Jalandhar, six each in Amritsar and Ludhiana, five each in Bathinda, Patiala and Ropar, three each in Sangrur, Gurdaspur and Moga, two each in Tarn Taran, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Fazilka and Muktsar, and one each in Barnala, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Mansa, Kapurthala, Ropar and Nawanshahr. Also, 118 people tested positive in Hoshiarpur, 115 in Ludhiana, 113 in Mohali, 102 in Amritsar, 96 each in Bathinda and Patiala, 85 in Jalandhar, 68 in Fazilka, 58 in Gurdaspur, 57 in Sangrur, 51 in Faridkot, 48 in Muktsar, 43 in Ferozepur, 41 in Mansa, 36 in Kapurthala, 27 in Fatehgarh Sahib, 23 in Mansa, 21 in Barnala, 20 in Tarn Taran, 19 each in Pathankot and Ropar and 17 in Nawanshahr.
In Himachal, 1,155 patients recovered during the day. The state has reported 1,96,351 positive cases, out of which 6,983 cases are active, 1,86,033 patients have recovered while 3,312 patients have died. Three deaths each were reported from Hamirpur, Kangra and Shimla districts while two deaths each were from Chamba and Solan districts. New cases included 18 from Bilaspur district, 53 from Chamba district, 38 from Hamirpur district, 144 from Kangra district, 6 from Kinnaur district, 51 from Kullu district, 11 from Lahaul-Spiti district, 105 from Mandi district, 60 from Shimla district, 16 from Sirmaur district, 42 from Solan district and 52 from Una district.
Those recovered include 91 from Bilaspur district, 134 from Chamba district, 85 from Hamirpur district, 276 from Kangra district, 29 from Kinnaur district, 62 from Kullu district, one from Lahaul-Spiti district, 91 from Mandi district, 117 from Shimla district, 123 from Sirmaur district, 75 from Solan district and 71 from Una district. Bilaspur district has 196 active cases, Chamba district 721, Hamirpur district 576, Kangra district 1595, Kinnaur district 203, Kullu district 360, Lahaul-Spiti district 86, Mandi district 947, Shimla district 769, Sirmaur district 431, Solan district 534 and Una district 565.