2142 new Covid cases, 10 fatalities in a day in MP; positivity shoots to 8%

Bhopal: On Saturday, 10 Covid-19 deaths were reported in Madhya Pradesh as cases spiked to the new high of the year, taking the overall tally to 3947 Covid-19 deaths. The state has reported 2142 cases, the highest single day increase this year, according to state health bulletin.

Two deaths each were reported in Indore and Jabalpur. Bhopal, Khargone, Ujjain, Ratlam, Betul and Panna districts reported one death each. Most deaths in a single day this year was reported on January 3 when 14 deaths were reported with 726 new cases of infection. Indore has so far reported 953 deaths and Bhopal 628.

Around 26701 people were tested for the infection on Saturday. Positivity rate peaked to a new high of 8%, the highest this year. Since the pandemic began, 2.86 lakh people have been diagnosed with the infection in MP.

A total of 1175 patients were deemed recovered from Covid-19 in the state, taking the count of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 2.69 lakh. Active cases in the state, or people under treatment for the infection, has increased to rose to 12,995.

With 619 new cases, Indore where tally went up to 67188 while that of Bhopal rose to 49489 with addition of 460 new Covid-19 cases. Bhopal is now left with 3455 active coronavirus cases while Indore has 2834 such cases.

The total number of samples tested for coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh reached 6297029.