MP: COVID-19 cases rise to 572; death toll 44
Simultaneously, four more persons have died in thestate, taking the COVID-19 death toll to 44, they said.
Two deceased each hailed from Indore and Bhopal.
All the four tested positive for the novel coronavirusinfection after their deaths, the officials said.
Of the total 572 coronavirus positive cases, Indorehas reported the highest number of 306 cases, with 25 newadditions on Sunday, they said.
Meanwhile, Bhopal recorded eight more COVID-19 cases,taking the number of the affected people in the state Capitalto 139.
On Sunday, Satna district reported two cases.
Satna Collector Ajay Katesaria has said that twoprisoners, arrested under the National Security Act (NSA) inIndore and shifted here, have tested positive for the novelcoronavirus.
The contacts of the two cases are being quarantined,he said, adding that the two affected prisoners were shiftedto the Rewa-based Medical College.
New cases were reported from Itarasi (5) inHoshangabad district, taking the overall COVID-19 tally in thedistrict to 15, officials said.
According to the officials, of the total 44 deathsreported from across Madhya Pradesh so far, 32 were fromIndore alone, followed by Ujjain (5), Bhopal (3), Khargone(2), and one each in Chhindwara and Dewas.
The virus footprint has been expanded to 23 out of 52districts.
Morena district has recorded 14 cases, Jabalpur nine,Ujjain 16, Hoshangabad 15, Khargone 14, Barwani 14, Gwaliorsix, Khandwa six, Dewas four, Vidisha 13, Chhindwara, Sheopur,Satna and Shivpuri two each and Betul, Shajapur, Raisen, Dhar,Sagar, Mandsaur and Ratlam one each, while one patient hailsfrom another state.
So far 41 patients have recovered and returned home,the officials said. ADU HWP MASNSK NSK