One more COVID-19 patient dies in Indore; MP toll reaches 8

A 54-year-old man died of coronavirus infection in Indore on Thursday, taking COVID-19 toll in Mhya Presh to eight, an official said.

This is second coronavirus related death reported from state on Thursday. man, who was a resident of Moti Tabela area, was mitted to Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital on March 29.

" patient was having breathing problems since last two days. He was suffering from fever for last 15 days. He did t have cold-cough problem," official said. He h t travelled anywhere in recent past, official said.

As of w, re is information about wher he came in contact with a COVID-19 patient. Earlier in morning, a 65-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus at Government Marama Raje TB Hospital here, official said.

She was alrey suffering from diabetes and thyroid, he said, ding it was t clear how she contracted infection.

Eight coronavirus patients have died so far in state. se include five from Indore, two from Ujjain and one from Khargone.

Out of total 98 coronavirus cases in state, 75 have been reported from Indore, eight from Jabalpur, six from Ujjain, four from Bhopal, two each in Shivpuri and Gwalior and one from Khargone, a health department official said.