MP's COVID-19 cases up by 75 to 1,846; death toll rises to 92

Bhopal, Apr 24 () As 75 more people, of whom 37 inBhopal alone, tested coronavirus positive till Fridayafternoon, the number of such cases in Madhya Pradesh climbedto 1,846, health officials said.

Seven more person succumbed to the infection in thestate since Thursday night, which increased the death toll to92, the officials said.

Four of them died in Ujjain, two in Bhopal and one inKhargone, they said.

According to them, the number of patients dischargedso far in the state is 210, while the active patients are1,544. So far, 35,076 have been tested.

Of the total number of deaths, 55 were reported inIndore alone, the officials said.

Since Thursday night, Bhopal recorded the highestnumber of COVID-19 positive cases at 37, followed by Ujjain26, Khargone 10 and Jabalpur and Dewas one each, they said.

According to the health officials, Indore continues toremain at the top with 1,029 cases, the highest in the state,followed by Bhopal 360, Ujjain 102 and Khargone 61. The casesin Jabalpur have now climbed to 31 and Dewas to 22.

The number of cases reported from so far are: Khandwa35, Hoshangabad 26, Barwani 24, Raisen 26, Morena 16, Vidisha13, Ratlam 12, Mandsaur eight, Shajapur six, Sagar five,Gwalior, Sheopur and Chhindwara four each, Alirajpur three,Shivpuri and Tikamgarh two each and Betul one, the healthbulletin said.

Three patients are from some other states.

Eleven people have died in Ujjain, nine in Bhopal, sixeach in Dewas and Khargone and one each in Jabalpur,Chhindwara, Mandsaur, Agar Malwa and Dhar.

So far, 210 patients have recovered and returned home,the officials said.

As many as 463 areas across the affected cities in thestate have been declared as containment zones to curb thespread of the virus. MAS LALNP NP