65 new cases take MP's COVID-19 count to 2,625; 7 more die

Bhopal, Apr 30 () With 65 more people testingpositive for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh, the number ofcases increased to 2,625 on Thursday, while seven patientssuccumbed to the disease - three of them in Indore - raisingthe toll to 137, health officials said.

The fresh positive cases and fatalities were recordedsince Wednesday night, they said.

After the new cases, the count in the state stood at2,625, the officials said.

The toll due to the virus rose to 137 with sevenCOVID-19 patients dying during the same period, they added.

Three deaths were reported from Indore and one eachfrom Bhopal, Ujjain, Khandwa and Hoshangabad, the officialssaid.

Of the total deaths due to the pandemic in the state,Indore, the worst-affected district, accounts for 68. It alsohas 1,486 confirmed cases with ten fresh infections addedsince Wednesday night.

As many as 25 new patients were detected in Bhopal,followed by 11 in Ujjain, eight in Raisen, seven in Jabalpur,two in Barwani and one each in Ratlam and Shahdol.

Bhopal now has 508 coronavirus cases, Ujjain 138,Jabalpur 85, Raisen 55, Barwani 26, Ratlam 14 and Shahdolthree.

The number of cases in other districts is: Khargone70, Dhar 48, Khandwa 46, Hoshangabad 35, Dewas 24, thirteeneach in Morena and Vidisha, Agar Malwa 12, Mandsaur nine,Shajapur six, five each in Sagar and Chhindwara, four each inGwalior and Sheopur, three in Alirajpur, two each in Shivpuri,Tikamgarh and Rewa and one each in Betul, Dindori, Harda,Burhanpur and Ashok Nagar.

Overall, COVID-19 cases have been reported from 31districts so far.

Two patients hail from other states.

Apart from Indore (68) and Bhopal (15), 24 personshave died in Ujjain so far, followed by seven each in Khargoneand Dewas, four in Khandwa, three in Hoshangabad, two each inMandsaur and Raisen and one each in Jabalpur, Dhar, AgarMalwa, Chhindwara and Ashok Nagar.

The condition of 1,952 patients is stable whilethat of 54 is serious, the officials said.

A total of 482 people have recovered from the diseasein the state, where the number of active cases stood at 2,006,they said.

Madhya Pradesh COVID-19 figures are as follows: Totalcases 2,625, active cases 2,006, new cases 65, deaths 137,recovered 482, total number of tested people 41,712. ADUMASRSY RSY