Six new COVID-19 cases in Rajasthan; Haryana tally reaches 18

Chandigarh: Six new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Rajasthan. Among them, a 74-year-old and a 37-year-old patient have no known travel history. With these new cases, the total number of COVID-19 patients in Gurugram has risen to 10.

In Haryana, the total count has increased to 18 after the fresh cases. On Tuesday, three new cases were reported — one from Faridabad and two from Gurugram.

In response to the rising number of infections, a high-level meeting of the Health Department is currently underway at the Secretariat in Chandigarh.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini is chairing the meeting, with Health Minister Aarti Rao and Health Department Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal also in attendance.

Meanwhile, a 40-year-old man from Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, died from COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Wednesday.

The deceased, identified as Rajkumar, had been undergoing treatment at Government Medical College, Sector 32, and had been experiencing breathing difficulties for the past three days.

Dr Dharani from Sector 32 Hospital said that Rajkumar had been referred to Chandigarh from Ludhiana, where he had recently arrived and was suffering from fever at the time.