COVID-19 cases in Indore rise to 2 107 death toll reaches 95

    Indore, May 13 (PTI) At least 91 more people tested
positive for coronavirus in Indore in last 24 hours, taking
the total number of such cases in the worst hit district of
Madhya Pradesh to 2,107, an official said on Wednesday.
    Besides, three more persons died of COVID-19 in the
district, raising the toll to 95, Chief Medical and Health
Officer Praveen Jadia said.
    The three victims, a 66-year-old man and two women,
aged 52 and 45, succumbed to the disease at a private hospital
here on Monday. They were also suffering from diabetes, high
blood pressure and other ailments, he said.
    In the last 24 hours, 91 more people tested positive
for the disease, taking the district's tally from 2,016 to
2,107, he said.
    So far, 988 patients have been discharged here after
recovery, the official said.
    The outbreak of the deadly viral infection was first
reported in Indore on March 24, when four persons tested
positive for it, he added.
    As per data analysis, the COVID-19 death rate in the
district, which falls under the red zone, was 4.51 per cent on
Wednesday morning. For the last 18 days, the fatality rate in
the district has been below five per cent.
    Indore, the state's industrial hub, is one of the
COVID-19 hotstpots in the country. PTI HWP MAS ADU
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