Two deaths of Covid-19 positive patients were reported while 205 fresh cases were detected from various districts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.
Also, 258 Covid patients were discharged from hospitals following their recovery.
A 63-year-old man from Mahamayapara in Raipur was admitted at AIIMS Raipur on August 3 with breathing trouble. He was found Covid positive and his both lungs had pneumonia. He died on Wednesday, the officials said.
A 55-year-old man from Raurkela, Odisha, who was living at Pattalgaon in Jashpur district, also died. He had throat swelling and pain. He had reached Raigarh for getting treatment and died on August 3. He too tested Covid positive, the officials said.
With these two deaths, 71 Covid positive people have died so far in Chhattisgarh.
Of the 205 fresh cases, Raipur reported 83, Durg 32, Bastar 18, Rajnandgaon 16, Mahasamund 13, Ragiarh and Balodabazar 9 each, Jashpur 5, Surguja and Narayanpur 4 each, Janjgir-Champa and Kanker 2 each while, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Gaiaband, Bilaspur, Surajpur and Kondagaon reported 1 each. Two migrants too died.
So far, 10,407 persons have been detected Covid positive while 7,871 have been discharged. Currently there are 2,465 active cases in Chhattisgarh.