 "A health worker tests a visitor for Covid-19 testing at the RML Hospital in Lucknow, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)")
The surge in COVID-19 cases continued in Haryana with the state reporting 5,746 fresh infections and three deaths on Tuesday.
With a fatality each reported from Ambala, Sirsa and Yamunanagar districts, the cumulative death toll in the state rose to 10,080, according to the health department's daily bulletin.
The total Covid case count in the state climbed to 8,05,633.
Worst-hit Gurgaon district on Tuesday reported 2,385 cases, followed by Faridabad (1,015), Karnal (349), Sonipat (184), Panchkula (441) and Ambala (385).
The total active cases in the state is 26,813, while the overall recoveries were 7,68,717, as per the bulletin.
The recovery rate was 95.42 percent, it said.
Haryana has witnessed a surge in Covid cases during the past fortnight.
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