With 12 new coronavirus cases in Indore, Madhya Pradesh’s tally jumps to 98
Twelve more coronavirus patients have been found in Indore, taking the total number of such cases in Madhya Pradesh to 98, an official said on Thursday. Of the total cases in the state, 77 per cent are from Indore, he said. The 12 new patients include an 80-year-old woman and three from a family whose nine members earlier tested positive for coronavirus, an official of the Government Mahatma Gandhi Memorial college in Indore said. Out of the total 98 coronavirus cases in the state, 75 have been reported from Indore, eight from Jabalpur, six from Ujjain, four from Bhopal, two each in Shivpuri and Gwalior and one from Khargone, health department official said. Indore, which is an industrial hub, is the worst affected by coronavirus in the state. Majority of Covid-19 patients in Indore have no travel history and they contracted the infection at the local level, the official said. However, the health department has denied that the pandemic has entered the community transmissi...