Indore, the hotspot of the corona pandemic in Madhya Pradesh, reported eight news cases on Monday, taking the number of infected in the city to 33. Despite the strictest of curfew being in place since Saturday, Indore accounts for over 85% of the state’s corona positive cases with three deaths.
Indore’s chief medical officer Dr. Praveen Jatiya said samples of 371 suspected patients were taken and 184 of them were found negative.
The Indore administration is trying to combat the pandemic on an unprecedented scale. Even the supply of essential commodities such as milk, vegetables and medicines is completely suspended. Its borders have been sealed.
Of the 47 infected patients undergoing treatment 33 are from Indore, eight from Jabalpur, three from Gwalior, two from Shivpuri.
Published 30 March 2020, 06:31 IST