The Haryana government on Wednesday extended Covid-related restrictions in the state till February 10, but allowed malls and markets to remain open till 7 pm, extending the relaxation by one hour.
Amid the rising COVID-19 cases in Haryana, authorities have ordered the closure of cinema halls, multiplexes and sports complexes in six more districts till January 12, according to an official order.
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CHANDIGARH: With six districts reporting 10 or lesser cases, including zero fresh case from Nuh, Haryana on Wednesday reported 528 new cases, 940 recoveries and 40 deaths during the day.
As many as 85,508 persons were vaccinated during the day.
With this the state’s overall tally has gone to 76,40,94 cases, 74,81,86 recoveries, 8,829 deaths and 7,079 active cases. Of the total active cases , 4,993 are under home isolation while rest are on oxygen support and ventilator support across the state.
Notably, more recoveries have pushed the recovery rate to 97.92% and lesser positive cases have resulted into decline in positivity rate of the day to 1.57% and cumulative positivity rate of second wave to 13.31%. While fatalities continue to be a worry as fatality rate of the day was recorded at 7.5% and cumulative fatality rate was recorded at 1.16%.