Bhiwani in panic after 31 people died within 8 days

Surging corona cases have created havoc in the district after 31 people died within 8 days in the village of Mundhal. The deaths have led to a panic and fear like situation in the village. It is feared that these people may have died from COVID19 infection.

Bhiwani: Surging corona cases have created havoc in the district after 31 people died within 8 days in the village of Mundhal. The deaths have led to a panic and fear like situation in the village. It is feared that these people may have died from COVID19 infection.

As per reports, half of the people who died, have tested positive while the other half did not have a covid test report. The Gram Panchayat has imposed a 5-day lockdown in the village and a police station has been set up on the main street. The residents have also set up blockades in the village.

DSP Virendra Singh said that the villagers have neither got tested for Covid-19 nor have they been vaccinated until now. The DSP further added that there is a possibility that all the deaths in the village have been caused by Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Haryana on Saturday reported 155 more COVID-19 related fatalities, taking the death toll to 5,454, while another big surge of 14,667 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 6,02,349.

According to the health department's daily bulletin, the latest deaths include 19 from Jind, 16 each from Hisar and Panipat, 15 from Bhiwani and 10 each from Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ambala and Kaithal districts. Among the districts that reported a big spike in cases included Gurgaon (3,441), Faridabad (1,713), Sonipat (995), Hisar (1,465), Bhiwani (717), Sirsa (684) and Mahendragarh (648).

The number of active cases in the state is 1,16,109, as per the bulletin. The COVID positivity rate on Saturday was 27.59 per cent, while the cumulative positivity rate was 7.74 per cent. As many as 4,80,786 patients have so far recovered. The recovery rate is 79.82, the bulletin stated.