A record 916 Covid-19 patients were detected in just one day, pushing the total number in Chhattisgarh past the 18,000 mark on Thursday, even as four deaths were reported.
Also, 554 patients were discharged from various hospitals upon recovery, officials said. Currently, there are 6,594 active Covid cases in the state.
Of the 916 fresh cases, 330 were from Raipur, currently the Covid hotspot in Chhattisgarh.
With four more fatalities on Thursday, the total deaths of Covid patients in the state has increased to 168.
An 80-year-old man from Arvind Nagar in Raipur was admitted in Dr BR Ambedkar Hospital Raipur on August 11 with cough and breathlessness. He was detected Covid positive and died on Wednesday with Covid pneumonia in both lungs, the officials said.
A 60-year-old man from Darri Bhilai Bazar Korba was admitted in the Ambedkar Hospital on August 10 with high blood pressure and diabetes. Detected Covid positive, he died on Wednesday.
A 54-year-old man from Gudhiyari Raipur was admitted in the Ambedkar Hospital due to breathlessness and cough on Wednesday. He developed pneumonia and respiratory distress and died on Thursday morning, the officials said.
A 41-year-old man from Geeta Nagar in Raipur who was suffering from brain hemorrhage and obstructed hydrocephalus was admitted in Suyash Hospital Raipur on August 18. Later he was found Covid positive and he died on Thursday, the officials added.
So far 18,501 people have been found Covid positive in Chhattisgarh and 11,739 discharged upon their recovery.