coronavirus cases in Indore rise to 1611 and death toll reaches 77 till 4th May

Indore, May 4 () The number of COVID-19 cases in Madhya Pradesh's worst hit Indore district rose to 1,611 after43 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24hours , a senior health official said on Monday.Besides, the death toll here rose to 77 after one morepatient succumbed to the disease, Indore's Chief Medical andHealth Officer Praveen Jadia said.

The 82-year-old victim, who died at a hospital here onSunday, was also suffering from diabetes and had breathingproblems since long, he said.

An analysis of the data showed that the COVID-19 deathrate in the district was 4.78 per cent as on Monday morning.The death rate has shown a decline in the last 25 days.

So far, 362 patients have been discharged fromhospitals after recovery.

Claiming that the COVID-19 situation in the districtis coming under control, Jadia said, "If people follow thegovernments guidelines in the third phase of the lockdown,then the situation will further improve."

He said out of the total population of over 35 lakh inIndore, the COVID-19 survey has covered 28.33 lakh people.

"During the survey, we identified 9,000 people withsymptoms of cold, cough, fever and breathing problems and havestarted the process of collecting their samples forcoronavirus testing from Monday, he said.

Curfew is in force in the urban limits of Indore sinceMarch 25, after the first COVID-19 patient was found here.

All prohibitory orders will remain in force in Indoreduring the third phase of the lockdown that began from Monday,a district administration official said.

Private institutions and offices, shops, pubs, barsand liquor shops will not be opened, he said.

All religious places will also remain closed, headded. HWP MASGK GK