Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday recorded 1,424 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count of infections to 66,914, Health department officials said. With 27 people succumbing to the infection since Tuesday evening, the count of fatalities rose to 1,453, they said. While four patients each died in Indore and Gwalior, three
fatalities each occurred in Bhopal, Jabalpur and Damoh.
Two died each in Morena and Anuppur, while one death each occurred in Shahdol, Hoshangabad, Harda, Seoni, Ashok Nagar and Agar Malwa, officials said. A total of 1,132 people were discharged in the day, taking the count of recoveries in the state to 51,124.