MP's COVID-19 spread slowest in India claims Chouhan

    Bhopal, Jun 3 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday claimed that the rate of
COVID-19 spread in the state is slowest in the country, with
the doubling rate of up to 31 days.
     The chief minister made this observation while
reviewing the COVID-19 situation in a meeting at the state
secretariat on Wednesday, an official said.
    Chouhan had claimed that the COVID-19 spread was the
slowest in the state, as the doubling rate had gone up to 31
days and the recovery rate had risen to 63.4 per cent, the
official said.
    The chief minister had also pointed out that the
number of active cases had reduced in the state, he said.
    As on Wednesday evening, 5,445 persons had recovered
from the infection, while the state had 2,772 active cases,
the official data revealed.
    The state had detected 168 new cases on Wednesday, 224
patients had been discharged from hospitals following
recovery, the official said.
     During the virtual meeting, Chouhan was informed that
Neemuch district had recorded 127 fresh cases in the last
seven days, he said.
    The chief minister directed officials in Neemuch to
monitor the spread and also directed that a team of doctors be
sent to Sagar to ensure better arrangements at the Bundelkhand
Medical College there.
     Officials were also asked to keep monitoring the
situation even as the lockdown is gradually being relaxed in
the state in a phased manner.
    In the meeting, additional chief secretary, health,
Mohammad Suleman informed that high-flow oxygen machines would
be made available at all district hospitals and other
facilities where COVID-19 patients were being treated.
     A normal machine can deliver five to 10 litres of
oxygen per day, while a high flow machine can deliver up to 60
litres of oxygen, he said.
     Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported 168 new COVID-
19 case and seven deaths, taking the total case count to 8,588
and fatalities to 371 in the state. PTI ADU MAS
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