Three more die of COVID-19 in Indore; district toll reaches 60

Indore, Apr 27 () The coronavirus death toll inIndore rose to 60 after three more people succumbed to thedisease in the Madhya Pradesh district, a health official saidon Monday.

The victims, in the age group of 55 to 67 years, diedin different hospitals here in the last two days, Indoreschief medical and health officer Praveen Jadia said.

All the three victims also suffered from other healthconditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart-related ailment, he said.

"So far, 60 COVID-19 patients have died in thedistrict, while 123 have been discharged from hospitals afterrecovering from the disease," he said.

In the last 24 hours, 31 more people tested positivefor coronavirus in Indore, taking the total number of suchcases in the district to 1,207, the official said.

According to data analysis, the COVID-19 death ratein Indore was 4.97 per cent till Monday morning, higher thanthe national average.

Curfew is in force in the urban limits of the districtsince March 25, after the first coronavirus case was foundhere. HWP MAS ADUGK GK