The active Covid cases in Madhya Pradesh stands at 19,336. State has registered a total 2,777 new covid-19 cases on Friday while 1,482 people have recovered from infection. The covid positivity rate in the state is 10.4 percent. State has also reported 16 new fatalities, the death toll in the state has reached 4,014.
Indore reported the highest 682 new cases while Bhopal reported 528 cases. The number of active cases in both cities is more than 4500.
Meanwhile,
state government has sent the teams from capital Bhopal to the four districts of the state Khargone, Betul, Chhindwara and Ratlam, where the infection is more severe. Teams sent with Senior officials in these districts will look into arrangements for the control of Covid infection.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the number of beds in hospitals has also been increased where there are a large number of infected patients.