With 68 new cases, Gurugram records highest single-day spike

Gurugram is turning out to be a breeding ground for coronavirus these days. On Thursday, the district reported 68 ...

Gurugram is turning out to be a breeding ground for coronavirus these days. On Thursday, the district reported 68 new cases, the highest in a single, taking Gurugrams Covid-19 tally to 405, including 209 active cases.

The district has so far reported the highest number of Covid-19 cases in Haryana, far ahead of Faridabad (276) and Sonipat (180), placed second and third on the list, respectively. Gurugram has reported as many as 121 cases in the last three days.

Officials said that the number of cases have swelled after restrictions on the borders connecting Delhi were lifted following an order by the Delhi High Court. Also, the relaxations granted under Lockdown 4.0 have also added to the worries of the district administration.

Keeping in view the alarming situation, Haryana Chief Secretary (Home) Keshni Anand Arora visited Gurugram and Faridabad on Thursday to take stock of the situation and ordered to monitor every zone in the two districts.

She also asked the district administration for arrange for 100 ventilators and 500 additional beds.

Meanwhile, the Gurugram district administration has served show-cause notice to two private hospitals for refusing to admit Covid-19 infected patients.

Gurugram District Magistrate Amit Khatri has asked Paras Hospital and Park Hospital to submit their replies within a day.

"We had given strict directions to the private hospitals on May 25 to not to refuse any Covid-19 infected patient, else they would be liable to face legal action under the Pandemic Act, 1897. Despite that, violations have been made by few of them," Khatri said.

( With inputs from IANS )