Chandigarh, Nov 22 (PTI) Haryana on Sunday reported a big spike of 2,279 new COVID-19 cases, taking the caseload to 2,17,300, while 25 more fatalities pushed the death toll in the state to 2,188.

According to the Health department's daily bulletin, Gurgaon, the worst-hit district in the state, reported the highest number of 649 new cases, followed by Faridabad, which recorded 598 more infections.

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Among other districts, Hisar reported 160 new cases and Sonipat 128.

Of the new fatalities, four each are from Gurgaon, Hisar and Rohtak and three from Bhiwani.

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The state currently has 20,344 active cases, and the recovery rate stands at 89.63 per cent.

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