Jail warder, ANM among 17 fresh cases in Haryana; total count 250

The coronavirus count rose to 250 in Haryana with 18 more people, including a jail warder and a health worker, testing positive for the infection on Sunday.

According to a state Health Department Bulletin, nine cases were reported from Faridabad, four each from Gurgaon and Ambala; and one from Bhiwani.

The jail warden posted in Gurgaon district tested positive for the infection after he returned from leave, officials said.

The warden was on leave since April 9 and had visited his hometown in Bhiwani district.

He was tested for the infection when he showed its symptoms on joining duty.

The bulletin said an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) who worked in a containment zone in Ambala also tested positive for the infection.

Ambala Chief Medical Officer Dr Kuldeep Singh said the other three patients from the district were members of a family which lived at Sahjadpur village near Ambala City.

He said they were taking treatment from a Panchkula doctor, who had earlier failed to inform the ...