Madhya Pradesh: 72 new COVID-19 cases; state tally now 385

Bhopal, Apr 8 () As 72 new coronavirus positivecases were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the numberof such patients in the state jumped to 385, health officialssaid.

Of these 385, the highest number of 213 cases are fromIndore, the commercial capital of the state. Forty of thesecases were reported in the district on Wednesday alone, theofficials said.

Nine new cases were reported in Bhopal in 24-hours,which took the tally of COVID-19 patients in the state capitalto 94, they said.

The death toll due to coronavirus in the state nowstands at 29 of whom, 21 persons died in Indore. Five othersdied in Ujjain, one each in Bhopal, Khargone and Chhindwara,said health officials.

With cases of infection being reported from two moredistricts of the state Khandwa and Raisen - on Wednesday,the pandemic has covered 16 districts of the state so far.

Apart from Indore and Bhopal, Morena district hasrecorded 13 cases, Jabalpur nine, Ujjain 15, Khargone 12,Barwani 12, Gwalior six, Chhindwara and Shivpuri two each andBetul, Sheopur, Hoshangabad, Vidisha, Raisen (new district)and Khandwa (new district) recording one case each. Onepatient hails from other state. One patient hails from otherstate.

So far, 25 persons have been discharged from hospitalsafter their recovery, the officials said.

The condition of 264 patients is stable, while 26patients were said to be in a serious condition.

In the past one week, two IAS officers posted in thestate's health department have tested positive forcoronavirus.

Besides, about 45 health workers, including doctors,12 police personnel and their family members, have testedpositive in Bhopal.

Meanwhile, the authorities on Wednesday sealed Indore,Bhopal and Ujjain districts to control the spread ofcoronavirus, officials said. ADU HWP MASNP NP