With 92 more cases, MP's COVID-19 count at 1,402; no new death
The pandemic has claimed 47 lives in Indore alone.But no fresh casualty was reported on Saturday, and the virusdid not spread to any new district.
As of Saturday evening, the condition of 37coronavirus patients was grim, officials said.
Coronavirus cases have been reported from 25 out ofthe 52 districts of the state so far.
In Indore, worst affected by the pandemic, 49 newcases were found taking the number of cases to 891 there.
In Bhopal, 16 new cases were reported, which raisedthe count of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 213, asper the state bulletin.
The virus has infected 47 people in Khargone district,23 in Ujjain, 26 in Barwani, 23 in Hoshangabad, 32 in Khandwa,20 in Dewas, 13 each in Morena, Vidisha and Ratlam, 16 inJabalpur, seven in Raisen, nine in Mandsaur, two in Gwalior,24 in Dhar, six in Shajapur, two in Chhindwara, five each inAgar Malwa, Alirajpur and Sheopur, two each in Shivpuri andBetul and one each in Sagar and Tikamgarh.
One patient hails from another state.
So far six persons each have died in Bhopal andUjjain, five in Dewas, four in Khargone and one in Chhindwara.
127 patients have recovered and returned home,including 71 in Indore and 31 from Bhopal.
Two IAS officers of the health department who hadcontracted infection returned home in the state capital onSaturday upon recovery.