Chandigarh, Dec 9 (PTI) Twenty-six more people succumbed to the coronavirus in Haryana, bringing the death toll to 2,650 on Wednesday, while 1,400 new cases pushed the state's infection tally to 2,48,079, according to a bulletin.

The new fatalities included eight from Faridabad, five from Hisar and three each from Gurugram and Jhajjar, the state health department's daily bulletin said.

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Among the districts which reported a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases included Gurugram (436) and Faridabad (218).

The state has an active COVID-19 case count of 11,733 and a recovery rate of 94.20 per cent, according to the bulletin. PTI SUN VSD

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