CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Sunday announced to extend the statewide lockdown till May 24 to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Home Minister Anil Vij said.
"Mahamari Alert/Surkshit Haryana extended from 17 May to 24 May. Stringent measures will be taken to implement the alert, " he said in a tweet.
The development comes as Haryana continues to report a steady decline in Covid-19 cases, reporting 9, 676 new infections officially on Saturday. The state's health bulletin also reported 144 deaths on Saturday.
A day earlier, the state saw 9, 676 cases with the total active cases rose to 84, 870. According to the health bulletin, the state reported 6, 546 deaths till Saturday.