A whopping 215 patients were found Covid-19 positive across Chhattisgarh on Friday while the virus claimed three lives. This is the biggest one day jump for Covid in the State.
According to official information, 61 patients were discharged after their recovery. Raipur continues to be the hotspot with 106 fresh cases.
Those who died due to Covid include a 78-year-old man who suffered cardiogenic shock, liver and kidney failure at AIIMS Raipur. He died on Friday.
Another 43-year-old man from Raipur who had liver cirrhosis died on Thursday at the Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital Raipur. He was also found Covid positive.
Similarly, a 48-year-old woman from Madhya Pradesh was admitted in the Ambedkar Hospital due to severe diabetes. She too died on Thursday, officials said.
With these deaths, the total number of fatalities due to Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh has climbed to 24.
Among the fresh cases, 106 were from Raipur, 23 from Durg, 18 from Rajnandgaon, 17 each from Bilaspur and Surguja, 8 from Balod, 7 from Janjgir-Champa, 5 from Gariaband, 4 from Jashpur, 3 each from Raigarh and Mungeli, 2 from Dantewada and 1 each from Balod Bazar and Dhamtari.
Officials said that on the night of Thursday and Friday from Durg, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund, 2 cases each were reported while 1 person was found positive from Balod.
So far 4,976 persons have tested Covid positive while currently there are 1,440 active cases in State.