Four districts in Madhya Pradesh — Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain and Khargone — might witness extension of lockdown after May 3. After Chief Minister and Health Minister, now Bhopal Collector has hinted in this direction.
Indore, after slight recession in number of positive patients yet again exploded with fresh cases as 84 new cases of coronavirus patients were reported on Friday taking up the tally of total positive patients to 1029 including 55 deaths and 79 patients who have recovered completely.
Besides Indore, the State capital too has ended up a breeding ground of covid19 cases as the city reported 37 new cases by morning on Friday which led to the overall tally reaching 340.
Ujjain is no better as tally of positive cases have reached to 101 here with 11 deaths while Khargone too has been a hotspot of covid19 with 60 cases of infection till now including five deaths.
As the country is inching closer to conclusion of second phase of lockdown by May 3, the State Government is worried about several red zones including these four districts where Covid19 is yet to subside.
Couple of days ago, talking to a news channel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had expressed satisfaction over the fact that half the State was corona-free adding districts like Shivpuri have reined in Covid19 spread.
Chouhan, however, had added that districts including Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain and Khargone could not get relaxation after May 3.
Health and Minister for Home Narottam Mishra during an interaction with the media in Bhopal on Thursday too had hinted that four worst affected districts could see lockdown extended beyond May 3.
Adding that Indore is still the worst affected district in the State, Mishra had feared that the city could see one more surge in positive cases.
Bhopal Collector Tarun Pithode on Friday also claimed that administration was considering extension of lockdown in Bhopal where 10,000 samples were taken, report for 6,000 has been received and remaining is pending.