Three deaths of Covid positive patients were reported in Raipur while 178 fresh patients were detected from various districts of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Monday.
Also, 265 patients were discharged on Monday, the officials said.
A 53-year-old man from Mandir Hasoud in Arang block of Raipur district was admitted in Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital on July 31. He had convulsive disorder and died the same day. He later tested Covid positive, the officials said.
A 37-year-old man from Raipur with breathlessness, fever, pneumonia and respiratory distress was admitted in AIIMS Raipur on July 22. He too tested Covid positive and died on Monday.
A 47-year-old man from Dongargaon in Rajnandgaon district was admitted in a private hospital. He was suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure, pneumonia and kidney disease. He died of multiple organ failure and septic shock, the officials said.
With these, 61 persons have died due to Covid infection in Chhattisgarh.
Of the 178 fresh Covid positive cases, Raipur accounted for 66, Durg 32, Janjgir-Champa 27, Jashpur 25, Raigarh 15, Korba 4, Mahasamund 3, Surajpur and Dhamtari 2 each and Rajnandgaon and Kanker 1 each.
As per official information, so far 9,800 persons have been detected Covid positive in the state, of which 7,256 were discharged while currently there are 2,483 active Covid patients.