MP's COVID-19 count zooms to 938; no fresh death reported
However, no fresh death was reported in the past 24hours in the state, where the fatality count stood at 53, theysaid.
The viral disease expanded its footprint to two newdistricts, taking their number to 26 out of the total 52districts in the state.
COVID-19 patients were detected for the first time inAgar Malwa and Alirajpur districts on Wednesday, they said.
Worst-hit Indore's tally rose to 544 cases with theaddition of 117 new cases in the last 24 hours, the officialssaid.
"A report from a Delhi-based laboratory has found117 more people of Indore infected with the coronavirus. Now,the number of COVID-19 cases in the city has gone up to 544.Of these, 37 patients have so far died during treatment,"Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Praveen Jadia said.
"Most of the new patients from Indore are eitherrelatives or close acquaintances of people who earlier testedpositive for coronavirus. All those who came in contact withthese patients have already been isolated as a precaution,"Jadia said.
Nine more cases were reported in Bhopal, which tookthe tally of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 167,the officials said.
With 22 more persons testing positive for COVID-19,the number of such cases in Khargone has gone up to 39, thethird highest in the state after Indore and Bhopal, said thehealth officials.
Of the 53 deaths recorded so far, Indore aloneaccounts for 37. So far, five persons have died in Bhopal, sixin Ujjain, three in Khargone and one each in Chhindwara andDewas.
Apart from Indore and Bhopal, Morena district hasrecorded 14 cases, Jabalpur 12, Ujjain 30 (4 new), Hoshangabad16 (one new), Khargone 39 (22 new), Barwani 22 (5 new), Raisen04, Gwalior six, Khandwa 16 (one new), Dewas 15 (8 new),Sheopur 03, Vidisha 13, Chhindwara 04, Satna two, Dhar 3,Shivpuri two, Ratlam 12 (10 new), Shajapur 4, Mandsaur two andBetul, Tikamgarh and Sagar one each.
On Wednesday, first COVID-19 positive cases werefound in Agar Malwa (3) and Alirajpur (1), the officials said.
One COVID-19 patient hails from another state.
So far, 64 coronavirus patients have recovered andreturned home, the officials said.
As many as 290 containment areas have been establishedacross cities in the state to stem the spread of the deadlyvirus, they said. ADU MAS HWP GKRSY RSY