Madhya Pradesh: COVID-19 cases rise to 572; death toll touches 44

With 40 more persons testing positive for Coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, total number of COVID-19 cases in state climbed to 572, Health department officials said. Simultaneously, four more persons have died in state, taking COVID-19 death toll to 44, y said.

Two deceased each hailed from Indore and Bhopal. All four tested positive for vel coronavirus infection after ir deaths, officials said. Of total 572 coronavirus positive cases, Indore has reported highest number of 306 cases, with 25 new additions on Sunday, y said.

Meanwhile, Bhopal recorded eight more COVID-19 cases, taking number of affected people in state Capital to 139. On Sunday, Satna district reported two cases. Satna Collector Ajay Katesaria has said that two prisoners, arrested under National Security Act (NSA) in Indore and shifted here, have tested positive for vel coronavirus.

contacts of two cases are being quarantined, he said, adding that two affected prisoners were shifted to Rewa-based Medical College. New cases were reported from Itarasi (5) in Hoshangabad district, taking overall COVID-19 tally in district to 15, officials said.

According to officials, of total 44 deaths reported from across Madhya Pradesh so far, 32 were from Indore alone, followed by Ujjain (5), Bhopal (3), Khargone (2), and one each in Chhindwara and Dewas. virus footprint has been expanded to 23 out of 52 districts.

Morena district has recorded 14 cases, Jabalpur nine, Ujjain 16, Hoshangabad 15, Khargone 14, Barwani 14, Gwalior six, Khandwa six, Dewas four, Vidisha 13, Chhindwara, Sheopur, Satna and Shivpuri two each and Betul, Shajapur, Raisen, Dhar, Sagar, Mandsaur and Ratlam one each, while one patient hails from ar state. So far 41 patients have recovered and returned home, officials said.