With the detection of 96 fresh cases of Covid-19 in Raipur of the total 150 cases found across Chhattisgarh, the state capital remains the hotspotrus on Sunday.
Two deaths were also reported on Sunday, officials said.
A man from Durg died of septic shock and other complications at the Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur. And a 41-year-old COVID positive man from Raipur too died of coronavirus infection at the hospital. He suffered massive cardiac arrest, officials said.
Among the 150 newcases, 96 were from Raipur, 17 from Janjgir-Champa, 9 from Kanker, 5 from Surguja, 3 each from Balod, Bilaspur, Korea, Bastar and Narayanpur, 2 from Dhamtari and 1 each from Durg, Gariaband, Kabirdham, Baloda Bazar, Raigarh and Balrampur.
The total number of active Covid cases has swelled to 900 in Chhattisgarh while 19 persons have died due to the deadly infection. So far 4,081 persons have been detected corona positive in the state.