2 346 new coronavirus cases in MP 42 deaths 2 138 recover

    Bhopal, Sep 23 (PTI) Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday
recorded 2,346 new coronavirus cases, taking the total count
to 1,13,057, the state health department said.
    The death toll due to the pandemic went up to 2,077
with 42 fatalities during past 24 hours, it said in a
statement in the evening.
    Seven persons died in Indore, four in Sagar, two each
in Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Vidisha, Damoh, Sehore, Raisen
and Alirajpur, and one each in Khargone, Narsinghpur, Dhar,
Shivpuri, Betul, Satna, Rajgarh, Chhatarpur, Katni, Bhind,
Balaghat, Singrauli, Sidhi, Mandla and Ashok Nagar.
    2,138 patients were discharged after treatment during
the day, taking the count of recoveries in the state to
88,168.
    Indore reported highest number of new infections at
451, followed by 249 in Bhopal, 245 in Jabalpur and 172 cases
in Gwalior.
    The number of cases in Indore, the worst-hit district
in the state, thus rose to 20,834, including 516 deaths.
    Bhopal's overall case tally stood at 15,643 including
366 fatalities.
    The case count in Gwalior and Jabalpur went up to
9,689 and 8,381, respectively.
    At 3,954, Indore has the highest number of active
cases in the state while Bhopal and Gwalior have 2,057 and
2,016 such cases, respectively, officials said.
    In September so far, 49,092 new coronavirus cases and
683 fatalities have been reported in Madhya Pradesh.
    Coronavirus figures of MP are as follows: Total cases
1,13,057, new cases 2,346, death toll 2,077, recovered 88,168,
active cases 22,812, total number of people tested 18,84,858.
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