12 new COVID-19 cases found in Chhattisgarh

With 12 new COVID-19 cases, Chhattisgarh's overall count increased to 2,419 on Wednesday, while so far 1,601 patients have been discharged in the state, a health official said. Of the new cases, five were reported from Janjgir-Champa district, three each from Raipur and Raigarh districts while one case came from Korba district, he said. 

Earlier in the day, 74 patients were discharged from different



hospitals following recovery from the infection, taking the number of such people to 1,601, he added. 

The number of active cases in the state is 806, as 1,601 people have been discharged after recovery, while 12 others have died so far, he said. Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: positive cases 2,419, new cases 12, deaths 12, discharged 1,601, active cases 806, people tested so far 1,37,400.