COVID-19 patient dies in Indore; city toll rises to 33
Indore, the state's industrial hub, has been one ofthe worst affected by coronavirus in the country.
The 42-year-old man died of coronavirus on Sundayevening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital,Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia told reporters.
Besides, 22 new COVID-19 cases were found in the cityon Monday, taking the total number of such cases here to 328.
So far, 33 people, or about 10 per cent of the totalpatients, have died of the viral disease in Indore.
Since last some days, the COVID-19 death rate in thecity has been higher than that at the national level.
Till now, 35 people from the city have been dischargedafter recovery.
Jadia said samples of 1,142 people from Indore havebeen sent to Delhi for coronavirus testing.
"We estimate that many of these people could beinfected with coranavirus because most of them are relativesof other COVID-19 patients," he said.
Two more hospitals in Indore have been identified totreat coronavirus patients in view of the increasing number ofcases in the city, the official said.
After detection of coronavirus cases, intensive surveyhas been done in the sealed local areas during last severaldays and so far about 16,000 people have been screened.