Gurugram recorded 5,237 Covid-19 cases in the last twenty days from August 30 to September 18. The officials said the reason behind the rise spike is the flouting of Covid-19 norms.

However, the city had recorded over 421 fresh Covid patients on Wednesday, the highest single day count in the last three months. The health department attributes this spike to the fact that more people are getting themselves tested following Haryana government's decision to allow walk-ins for Covid test without prescription.

"We are registering more than 300 cases every day. It is a concern for us. We are working hard to contain spread in limited places. People need to follow Covid guidelines and maintain social distancing rules said a health official.

In view of the rising cases, the district administration has suggested home isolation."It has been observed that 80% corona-infected patients may recover from it if they follow necessary guidelines of the health department," he said.

Meanwhile,the district health department detected 339 fresh infections in the district on Friday. The Covid-19 tally in Gurugram rose to 17,063 according to a daily health bulletin.

Three more patients infected with coronavirus died on Friday in Gurugram. A total of 156 persons in the district have lost their lives to the dreaded virus to date.

There are a total of 2,755 active Covid cases in Gurugram. A total of 14,152 people have been cured and discharged after recovery.

The health department said out of 156 deaths 110 died due to co-morbidities and the remaining 46 without co-morbidity.

Meanwhile, Amit Khatri, District Commissioner, Gurugram has directed all government and private hospitals in the district to reserve at least 35% beds for Covid-19 patients.

“These health facilities have been instructed to update the data about availability of beds daily on “onemapggm.gmda.gov.in,” Khatri said.