Insta
MP Reports 92 Patients On Saturday Taking Total Cases In State To 1,402; Indore Likely To Touch 1,000 Mark Soon
Swarajya Staff
Apr 19, 2020, 08:54 AM | Updated 08:54 AM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
With 92 people testing positive in the last 24 hours, the number of COVID-19 patients in Madhya Pradesh (MP) rose to 1,402, health department officials said on Saturday (18 April). No life was lost on Saturday as the death toll stood at 69.
Indore reported 49 new positive by Saturday night, taking the number of cases in the city to 891. In Bhopal, 16 more cases were reported, which raised the count of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 213, as per the state bulletin.
So far, the virus has struck 47 persons in Khargone, 23 in Ujjain, 26 in Barwani, 23 in Hoshangabad, 32 in Khandwa, 20 in Dewas, 13 each in Morena, Vidisha and Ratlam, 16 in Jabalpur, seven in Raisen, nine in Mandsaur, two in Gwalior, 24 in Dhar, six in Shajapur, two in Chhindwara, five in Agar Malwa.
Furthermore, five virus cases each in Alirajpur and Sheopur, two each in Shivpuri and Betul and one each in Sagar and Tikamgarh have come to light.
Six persons each have died in Bhopal and Ujjain, five in Dewas, four in Khargone and one in Chhindwara. The health department said 127 patients have recovered and returned home. These include 71 in Indore and 31 in Bhopal.
The health officials also said that 432 containment zones have been carved out in the affected cities of the state to check the spread of the virus.
According to the health bulletin, the condition of 1,206 virus hit people was stable while that of 37 was critical.
(With inputs from IANS)
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.