<p>A 41-year-old police inspector and a 70-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus in Indore city, taking the death toll in the Madhya Pradesh district to 49, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>This is the first case of a police officer dying of COVID-19 in the state, they said.</p>.<p>"The police officer died at a private hospital late Saturday night. He was struggling with the disease since hospitalisation about 20 days back," Superintendent of Police Maheshchandra Jain told PTI.</p>.<p>Doctors tried their best, but could not save him, Jain said, adding that the victim is survived by wife and two daughters.</p>.<p>The Indore police department mourned the death of the officer, while many residents took to social media to pay tributes to him and hailed him as the "COVID-19 warrior".</p>.<p><strong>Also listen: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pandemic-podcast-mental-health-crisis-under-the-coronavirus-lockdown-827225.html" target="_blank">Pandemic Podcast on Mental health crisis under the coronavirus lockdown</a></strong></p>.<p>Besides, a 70-year-old woman also died of coronavirus in another private hospital on Friday, Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said.</p>.<p>The district, one of the worst affected by coronavirus in the country, has so far reported 890 COVID-19 cases, according to official figures.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>According to an analysis, the death rate due to coronavirus in Indore is 5.5 per cent, much higher than that at the national level since the last several days.</p>.<p>The district administration has imposed curfew in the urban limits since March 25 after the coronavirus cases first came to light. </p>
<p>A 41-year-old police inspector and a 70-year-old woman succumbed to coronavirus in Indore city, taking the death toll in the Madhya Pradesh district to 49, officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>This is the first case of a police officer dying of COVID-19 in the state, they said.</p>.<p>"The police officer died at a private hospital late Saturday night. He was struggling with the disease since hospitalisation about 20 days back," Superintendent of Police Maheshchandra Jain told PTI.</p>.<p>Doctors tried their best, but could not save him, Jain said, adding that the victim is survived by wife and two daughters.</p>.<p>The Indore police department mourned the death of the officer, while many residents took to social media to pay tributes to him and hailed him as the "COVID-19 warrior".</p>.<p><strong>Also listen: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pandemic-podcast-mental-health-crisis-under-the-coronavirus-lockdown-827225.html" target="_blank">Pandemic Podcast on Mental health crisis under the coronavirus lockdown</a></strong></p>.<p>Besides, a 70-year-old woman also died of coronavirus in another private hospital on Friday, Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia said.</p>.<p>The district, one of the worst affected by coronavirus in the country, has so far reported 890 COVID-19 cases, according to official figures.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL COVERAGE ONLY ON DH</a></strong></p>.<p>According to an analysis, the death rate due to coronavirus in Indore is 5.5 per cent, much higher than that at the national level since the last several days.</p>.<p>The district administration has imposed curfew in the urban limits since March 25 after the coronavirus cases first came to light. </p>