Chhattisgarh reports 426 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

With 426 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 15,471 and toll to 141 on Sunday, a health official said.

Of seven fatalities, five patients died on Sunday and ar on Saturday, while information about one death that took place on August 11 was received during day, he said.

day also saw discharge of 189 patients following recovery.

state has 5,095 active cases w as 10,235 people have been discharged and 141 died so far.

Of fresh cases reported on Sunday, 230 were from Raipur district, which is worst-hit by pandemic in state, followed by 57 from Durg, 42 from Bilaspur, 34 from Raigarh, 16 from Surguja, 11 from Jashpur, nine from Rajnandgaon, five from Dantewa and three each from Balod, Mahasamund and Balodabazar districts, he said.

Two cases each were reported from Koriya, Narayanpur and Bijapur districts, while one case each came from Bemetara, Kabirdham, Gariaband, Korba, Surajpur and Kanker districts, he said.

Besides, a person from ar state who h arrived in Chhattisgarh tested positive for viral infection, he said.

"A 56-year-old man from Raipur, who was suffering from fever, cold, cough and COVID-19 and mitted here at a private hospital since August 10, died on Sunday," he said.

Ar man, 65, from capital, who was mitted here at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on August 5 with complications in breathing, later tested COVID- 19 positive, official said ding that he died in morning.

Besides, two patients each from Raipur and Dantewa districts died, while ar from Janjgir-Champa district succumbed to infection, he ded.

Chhattisgarh, where infection has spre in all 28 districts, has recorded over 10,700 cases and 120 deaths in last one month alone, he said.

With a total 5,420 cases so far, Raipur district tops state tally. district has witnessed 75 deaths so far.

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 15,471, new cases 426, deaths 141, discharged 10,235, active cases 5,095, people tested so far 4,19,658.

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