COVID-19: Chhattisgarh adds 313 cases; deaths cross 100-mark

Chhattisgarh reported 313 new COVID-19 cases, nine of m ITBP personnel, and five more deaths, taking statewide tally to 12,938 and toll above 100-mark to 104 on Tuesday, a health official said.

While two patients died on Tuesday, as many ors succumbed on Monday night while sample of a person who died on Sunday, later tested positive for viral infection, he said.

day also saw discharge of 222 patients following ir recovery from disease, he said.

state has w 3,595 active cases, as 9,239 people have been discharged after recovery while 104 have died so far, official said.

Of fresh cases, 73 were reported from Raipur district, 47 from Durg, 28 from Raigarh, 18 from Rajnandgaon, 17 from Bilaspur, 15 from Kondagaon, 14 from Dantewa, 12 from Kanker, 11 each from Narayanpur, Janjgir-Champa and Bemetara districts, nine from Korba, eight from Balodabazar and seven each from Bastar and Sukma districts, he said.

Besides, five cases each were reported from Mahasamund, Surajpur and Bijapur districts, two each from Dhamtari, Balod, Gariaband and Mungeli district while one case came from Koriya district, official said.

One person from ar state who h arrived in Chhattisgarh has also tested positive, he said.

Nine Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and a state policeman are among fresh cases detected in Narayanpur," a police official said.

ITBP is deployed in state for anti-Naxal operations.

An 18-year-old man from Rajnandgaon district, who h sustained serious injuries on his he and thigh after a ro accident, was shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur on August 8 for treatment.

His COVID-19 report was found to be positive, official said, ding patient suffered a cardiac arrest in wee hours of Tuesday and later succumbed.

A 50-year-old woman from Raipur, who was suffering from COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress, was mitted to Medical College Hospital here on Monday, he said ding she died in wee hours of Tuesday.

Besides, one death each was reported from Raipur, Durg and Rajnandgaon districts, he said.

Chhattisgarh, where infection has spre in all 28 districts, has recorded over 9,000 cases and 87 deaths just in last one month, official said.

With a total of 4,380 cases so far, Raipur district tops state tally. Raipur has so far recorded 47 deaths.

Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 12,938, new cases 313, deaths 104, discharged 9,239, active cases 3,595, people tested so far 3,88,852.