778 new coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, 12 more deaths

The COVID-19 caseload of Madhya Pradesh rose to 1,75,603 on Friday with 778 more people testing positive for the viral infection, a health official said. With 12 new fatalities, the death toll reached 3,004, he added.

 

A total of 856 patients were discharged from hospitals since Thursday



evening, taking the state's overall recovery count to 1,64,923.

 

Two COVID-19 patients each died in Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur and Rajgarh, and one each in Sagar, Betul, Khandwa and Damoh districts, the official said. Of 778 new cases, Bhopal accounted for 179, Indore 74, Gwalior 55 and Jabalpur 26.