Rate of doubling of coronavirus cases in Haryana nearly 2 weeks: Health Min

Chandigarh, Apr 21 () The rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in Haryana was doubling is 13.15 days as against 7.5 days of the national average, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday.

The Union Health Ministry had on Monday said that the rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in the country was doubling in the last one week has slowed to 7.5 days, as against 3.4 days before the nationwide lockdown was imposed.

"Doubling of #Covid-19 cases in Haryana is in 13.15 days as against 7.5 days in the country," Vij tweeted.

He also said that Haryana was fast moving towards normalcy.

"With 56.7 per cent recovery rate against 16.38 per cent of all India rate of #coronavirus cases Haryana is moving fast towards normalcy," he said.

"There are 108 active #COVID-19 patients as of today in #Haryana. Death rate in Haryana is 0.79 per cent against 3.15 per cent of the country.

"Tests per million of population in Haryana are 548 against all India average of 304," he said.

In Haryana, 251 people including 24 foreigners have tested COVID-19 positive. The state has reported two virus related deaths. SUN VSD DVDV