As the Covid-19 patients have surged to 115 in Madhya Pradesh commercial capital Indore, the city has finally heaved a sigh of relief as the administration has reported that 17 of those tested positive have recovered and could be discharged from hospitals in a day or two.
The total number of positive patients has reached 179.
Meanwhile, the Covid19 mayhem continued to batter Indore city as 23 new patients were tested positive late evening on Friday taking up the tally of infected locals to 112 on Saturday.
Indore witnessed two more deaths on Saturday as an 80-year-old and a 42-year-old man, both earlier tested positive died during treatment. Another man died at Chhindwara taking up the tally of Covid19 deaths to 11 in Madhya Pradesh.However, Indore battered by high number of corona cases had some respite on Saturday as the administration affirmed that 17 locals who have tested positive earlier have recovered and could be discharged from hospitals in a day or two.
Indore divisional commissioner Akash Tripathi said that 17 of those earlier tested positive have recovered and after some necessary tests, could be discharged from hospitals soon.
The administration has also expanded the testing capacity of the labs and from Saturday onwards, total 150 tests would be carried out daily.
There are sufficient numbers of medical equipment including medicines, masks, ventilators and so on and there is nothing to worry, said Tripathi adding the situation could be under control in a week or so.
Suspects have been quarantines and those with medical issues are being treated in hospitals under isolation. Health staff is carrying out extensive check-up in badly affected areas including – Nayapura, Khajrana, Ranipura, Chandan Nagar, Hathipala and others to detect suspects.
In a day or two, the administration is starting the home delivery of essentials and for this, the carts engaged in collection of garbage collection from households would be offered orders by the locals and supply vehicles would arrive at their doorsteps.
Meanwhile, the journalist based in Bhopal and his daughter who had contracted the infection earlier have tested negative for the virus and returned home on Saturday.
The second test report of senior IAS officer J Vijay Kumar has been declared as positive and two other officers too have fallen ill and have been tested for Covid19 symptoms.