Covid-19 | 7-day lockdown in Haryana from May 3

The government had previously imposed weekend lockdown in nine districts from April 30 to May 3.

May 02, 2021 03:47 pm | Updated 05:48 pm IST - GURUGRAM

The Golf Course Road wears a deserted look during the weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, in Gurugram, on May 1.

The Golf Course Road wears a deserted look during the weekend lockdown imposed in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases, in Gurugram, on May 1.

The Haryana government on Sunday announced a lockdown in the State for seven days from May 3.

“Seven days complete lockdown announced in entire Haryana from May 3,” said a tweet from Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij. Earlier, the government had imposed weekend lockdown in nine districts — Gurugram, Faridabad, Rohtak, Sonipat, Karnal, Panchkula, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad — from 10 p.m. on April 30 to 5 a.m. on May 3.

Haryana has 1,02,516 active COVID-19 cases. So far, 4,341 patients, including 1,506 women, have died to the infection. The State has a positivity rate of 6.76% and fatality rate of 0.87%. The recovery rate is 78.70%.

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