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Covid-19: Haryana records highest single-day jump in new cases, deaths
Chandigarh: Haryana on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths with 19 new fatalities, while the total number of infections also rose by a record 1,881, officials said.The rise on Thursday pushed the cumulative figures to 740 deaths and 70,099 cases, according to the state health department's daily bulletin.Three fatalities each were reported from Karnal and Kurukshetra, two each from Jind, Yamunanagar, Hisar, Ambala and Gurgaon, and a death each was reported from Faridabad, Panchkula and Sirsa districts.For the past few weeks, the state has recorded a surge in COVID-19 cases.On July 31, the total number of cases in Haryana was 34,965, which soared to 64,732 by August 31.The districts that reported fresh cases