An elderly woman admitted at Pt JLN Medical College Raipur died due to Covid-19 infection. Also, 115 fresh positive cases were detected from different districts of Chhattisgarh while 170 patients were discharged on Tuesday, officials said.
“A 72-year-old woman who was suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes and TB was admitted in Raipur Medical College on Monday. She died the same day and was detected Covid positive later,” an official said.
This is the 29th death due to Covid in the state, officials said.
Among the fresh 115 Covid positive patients, Raipur accounted for 50, Kondagaon 23, Bilaspur 8, Gorela Pendra Marwahi, Korea, Narayanpur 5 each, Kanker 4, Dantewada and Janjgir-Champa 3 each, Bijapur, Durg and Balrampur 2 each and Bastar, Sukama and Surguja 1 each.
On Tuesday late night, 18 cases were detected from Raipur and Bilaspur, the officials said.
Currently, there are 1,558 active cases in Chhattisgarh while 5,731 total persons have been found Covid positive in Chhattisgarh.