Coronavirus claimed one more life in Indore, taking the death toll in this worst-hit city of Madhya Pradesh to 53, a health official said on Thursday.
In the last 24 hours, as many as 26 new COVID-19 patients were found in Indore, which took the number of affected persons in the city to 945. Of them, 77 have been discharged after treatment, the official said.
"A 56-year-old person, who died in government-run Manorama Raje TB (MRTB) hospital on Tuesday, was found to have been coronavirus infected. With this, the number of persons who have succumbed to COVID-19 infection has risen to 53," chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Praveen Jadia said.
As per the figures, the city's COVID-19 death rate till Thursday is 5.61 per cent, which is more than the national average.
Jadia said that nearly 2,000 teams are conducting a survey in the city, which has over 30 lakh population.
He claimed that 14-lakh population has been surveyed so far and the speed of survey has been increased in urban areas. A target has been set to complete it within a week.