COVID-19 cases in Indore rise to 2,470; death toll reaches 100

Indore, May 17 () The number of coronavirus casesin Indore rose to 2,470 after 92 more people tested positivefor the disease in the worst hit Madhya Pradesh district inlast 24 hours, an official said on Sunday.

The number of deaths in the district reached the 100-mark after a 46-year-old man succumbed to the disease here onFriday, Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said.

The state has so far reported 244 deaths.

The COVID-19 death rate in Indore was 4.05 per cent asof Sunday morning. The fatality rate has been below five percent since last 22 days, as per the data analysis.

Till Saturday, 2,378 COVID-19 cases were reported inthe district. With 92 more people testing positive for thedisease, the number of such cases has now gone up to 2,470,Jadia said.

So far, 1,119 patients have been discharged fromhospitals here after recovery, another health official said.

The coronavirus outbreak was reported in the districton March 24, when four persons tested positive for the deadlyinfection.

Curfew was clamped in the city limits the next day,while strict lockdown was enforced elsewhere in the districtto contain the spread of the infection. HWP LALGK GK