India News | COVID-19: 159 New Cases in C'garh, Count Grows to 5,407
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. With the addition of 159 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Chhattisgarh's count increased to 5,407, a health official said.
Raipur, Jul 19 (PTI) With the addition of 159 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Chhattisgarh's count increased to 5,407, a health official said.
The number of recovered cases reached 3,775 after 117 patients were discharged during the day, the official said.
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The death toll so far stood at 24, he said.
Of the fresh cases, 36 were from Raipur district, 26 from Surguja, 25 from Bastar, 14 from Korba, eight from Durg, seven each from Balodabazar and Kanker districts, six from Bemetara, five from Dantewada, four each from Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Bilaspur and Janjgir-Champa districts and two from Koriya, he said.
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Besides, one case each came from Gariaband, Raigarh, Mungeli and Balrampur districts, the official said.
According to him, the number of active cases is 1,608, as 3,775 people have been discharged after recovery, while 24 have died so far.
The state, where the infection has spread in all the 28 districts, has recorded over 3,000 cases in the last one month, he said.
With 1,172 cases so far, Raipur district tops the tally in the state, followed by Rajnandgaon (440), Bilaspur (435), Korba (364), Janjgir-Champa (339), Durg (315), Balodabazar (310), Jashpur (204), Surguja (177), Balrampur (166), Raigarh (164), Kanker (144), Narayanpur (140), Kabirdham (136), Mungeli (136) Bemetara (109) and Bastar (101), he said.
Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 5,407, new cases 159, deaths 24, discharged 3,775, active cases 1,608, people tested so far 2,44,937. PTI
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