COVID-19 death toll in Indore rises to 68

Indore, Apr 30 () The death toll due to coronavirusin Madhya Pradesh's worst-hit Indore rose to 68 after threemore people succumbed to the disease, a health official saidon Thursday.

Three men, aged 40, 64 and 69, died of complicationsdue to COVID19 in different hospitals of the district in last12 days, Indore's Chief Medical and Health Officer PraveenJadia said while confirming their deaths on Thursday.

He also said that the number of coronavirus cases inthe district has gone up to 1,485 after 19 more people testedpositive for the infection in the last 24 hours.

The number of new patients getting infected by thevirus is declining, he said, expressing hope that the diseasemay be contained to a large extent in the district in next 15days.

An analysis of the data showed the death rate in thedistrict stood at 4.58 per cent till Thursday.

Curfew has been clamped in the urban limits of Indoresince March 25 after the first COVID-19 case was detected.

Strict lockdown has also been imposed in rural areasof the district to contain the spread of coronavirus. HWPLAL MASGK GK