MP's COVID-19 cases grow by 187 to 4,977; death toll 248
As the virus claimed five more lives, the state'sdeath toll has now reached 248, they said.
One patient died in Indore, three others in Bhopal,while one freelance photographer succumbed to the infection inBurhanpur, they added.
With this, the COVID-19 death toll in Indore, theworst-hit district in the state, has reached 100. It is thehighest for any district in Madhya Pradesh, a release by thehealth department said.
Apart from the 92 in Indore, 38 new patients weredetected in Bhopal, followed by 33 in Ujjain, 10 in Gwalior,four in Dewas, three each in Barwani and Morena and one eachin Sagar, Bhind, Vidisha and Panna.
With this, Bhopal now has 992 cases, Ujjain 329,Dewas 62, Gwalior 58, Barwani 29 Morena 29, Sagar 19, Bhind17, Vidisha 15 and Panna two, it said.
The remaining cases were reported in some otherdistricts.
The virus has so far affected 45 out of 52 districtsin the state.
Apart from Indore (100) and Bhopal (38), 47 deathswere reported from Ujjain, ten from Burhanpur, eight each fromJabalpur, Khargone and Khandwa, seven from Dewas, five fromMandsaur, three each from Raisen and Hoshangabad, two fromDhar and one each from Gwalior, Agar Malwa, Sagar, Shajapur,Neemuch, Chhindwara, Satna, Ashok Nagar and Sehore.
As many as 2,403 people have recovered from theinfection so far.
Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows: Positivecases 4,977, active cases 2,326, new cases 187, death toll248, recovered 2,403, total number of people tested 1,03,898. LAL iNP NP