India News | COVID-19: 13 BSF Personnel, 21 Jail Inmates in 245 New Cases
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With 245 people, including 13 BSF personnel and 21 inmates of a central jail, testing positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh on Monday, the state's count of infections rose to 7,863, a health official said.
Raipur, Jul 27 (PTI) With 245 people, including 13 BSF personnel and 21 inmates of a central jail, testing positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh on Monday, the state's count of infections rose to 7,863, a health official said.
The death toll climbed to 45 after two more persons succumbed to the viral infection, he said.
Also, a total of 228 patients were discharged in the day, taking the number of recovered cases to 5,172, he said.
Of the fresh cases, 88 were reported from Raipur district, 50 from Bilaspur, 49 from Durg, 18 from Rajnandgaon, 14 from Balodabazar, five from Mahasamund and four each from Bemetara and Kabirdham districts, he said.
While two cases each reported from Gariaband, Janjgir-Champa, Koriya, Bastar and Kanker districts, one case each came from Raigarh, Balod and Surguja districts, he said.
Among the new cases in Bilaspur, 21 are prisoners lodged in the Bilaspur central jail, while five are jail guards deputed there," said Dr Pramod Mahajan, Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO), Bilaspur.
Thirteen personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) are among the new cases recorded in Durg and Kanker districts," an official of the paramilitary force said.
With the latest cases, the count of infections in the BSF reached 313 in the state. However, 158 of them have recovered from the disease, while one has died," he said.
The BSF is extensively deployed in Kanker district for anti-Naxal operations while it has its frontier headquarters in Bhilai (Durg district).
A woman is among two COVID-19 patients who died in the state on Monday, the health official said.
A 50-year-old man from Raipur was declared brought dead after being shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur on July 25. His samples tested positive after his death," he said.
Similarly, a Bilaspur district-based woman, aged 35, who was suffering from HIV and HCV (hepatitis c virus) and later COVID-19, was referred from a private hospital there to medical college hospital on July 25, but she died the same day, the official said.
The state has now 2,646 active cases, as 5,172 people have been discharged after recovery, while 45 have died so far, he said.
Chhattisgarh, where the infection has spread in all the 28 districts, has recorded over 5,000 cases just in the last one month, the official said.
With total 2,275 cases so far, Raipur district tops the tally in the state.
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 7,863, new cases 245, deaths 45, discharged 5,172, active cases 2,646, people tested so far 2,92,627. PTI TKP RSY RSY 07272235 NNNNrst goal at the Alfredo Di Stéfano when it was inaugurated with an exhibition match in 2006.
"The truth is we are all thrilled to be back on the field again," Ramos said.
"We couldn't wait for the league to start again, to compete again, and the best way to do that is with a win."
Madrid is expected to play all of its remaining home matches at the Alfredo Di Stéfano because the Bernabéu will continue to undergo renovation work during the summer.
The club is likely to remain at the stadium for the rest of the season even if fans are allowed back before then, which the league has said is a possibility.
ATLÉTICO HELD
Atlético Madrid's struggles continued as its season resumed after being held 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao for its third straight league draw.
The setback kept Diego Simeone's team in sixth place, outside the Champions League spots.
The goals at the empty San Mamés Stadium came a couple of minutes apart late in the first half, with Athletic's Iker Muniain scoring in the 37th and Atlético equalizing with Diego Costa in the 39th for his first goal since last October.
During the celebration, Costa held the jersey of Atlético women's team player Virginia Torrecilla, who is recovering from brain surgery to remove a tumor.
It was the 13th league draw for Atlético, which has only two wins in its last nine league matches.
"We earned a draw at a tough place but we need to start winning three points if we want to stay in contention to qualify for the Champions League," Atlético midfielder Jorge "Koke" Resurrección said.
"It will be difficult if we don't start winning matches."
Atlético's last match before the break had been an away victory against Liverpool that eliminated the titleholders in the Champions League round of 16. But Atlético had drawn its last two league matches — against Sevilla and Espanyol — to drop in the standings and remain far from the leaders. It trails Barcelona by 15 points with 10 rounds left.
Atlético has the same 46 points as fifth-place Getafe and is a point behind fourth-place Real Sociedad, which drew 1-1 with Osasuna at home on Sunday.
Athletic, which had won two in a row before the break, stayed in 10th place. AP
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