The deaths of two Covid-19 positive patients were reported while 342 fresh cases were detected as the number of active patients soared over 3,000 in Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Also, 263 patients were discharged after recovery from various hospitals in the state, officials said.
A 45-year-old man from Baijnathpara locality in Raipur was admitted to AIIMS Raipur on Saturday with serious gasping and acute respiratory distress. He died and was found Covid positive, the officials added.
A 25-year-old man from Lohandiguda in Bastar was admitted in the Jagdalpur Medical College on Friday night. He died on Saturday and was Covid positive.
With these deaths, the total fatalities in Chhattisgarh has touched 89.
Of the total 324 fresh Corona positive cases, Raipur accounted for 109, Rajnandgaon 58, Raigarh 19, Balodabazar and Sukma 18 each, Durg 17, Kabirdham 15, Bastar 14, Bilaspur 9, Gariaband and Kanker 7 each, Narayanpur 5, Bijapur and Jashpur 4 each, Balod, Bemetara, Dhamtari, Korba, Janjgir-Champa, Korea, Balrampur and Dantewada 2 each and Mungeli, Surguja, Surajpur 1 case each. A migrant person also died.
So far 11,743 persons have been detected Covid positive in Chhattisgarh. Of this, 8,582 have been discharged upon recovery while there are 3,072 active cases in the state.