Bhopal: With 142 people testing positive on Tuesday, the number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh climbed to 757, health officials said.
With three deaths, the death toll of COVID-19 patients in the state also reached 53. Since Monday evening, two COVID-19 patients died in Indore while one person succumbed in Bhopal, officials said.
Indore, a commercial hub, has reported the highest 427 cases in the state with 99 new cases being reported on Tuesday. Sixteen new cases were reported in Bhopal, which took the tally of COVID-19 patients in the state capital to 158.
Six persons have died in Ujjain, three in Khargone, one each in Chhindwara and Dewas. The virus has now expanded its footprint to 24 out of 52 districts of the state.