37 new coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh, count reaches 2,456
128 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals following recovery since last evening, he said.
"Nine cases were reported from Raipur, four each from Rajnandgaon and Raigarh districts, three each from Balrampur, Surajpur, Jashpur and Gariaband, two each from Bastar and Sukma while one case each was reported from Dantewada, Bemetara, Bijapur and Janjgir-Champa districts, he said.
"Two CRPF personnel, a constable belonging to 150th battalion and a head constable from 223rd battalion, in Sukma tested positive for the viral infection while an assistant commandant from 229th battalion of CRPF was found COVID-19 positive in Bijapur," said a police official.
All three had returned from other states and were kept in quarantine centres, he added.
Earlier, three personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force had tested positive for the viral infection in Sukma.
Bijapur district recorded its first coronavirus case on Thursday. The virus has thus spread its footprint to all 28 districts in the state.
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: positive cases 2,456, new cases 37, deaths 12, discharged 1,729, active cases 715, people tested so far 1,42,090. TKP KRK KRK