114 new coronavirus cases in MP, tally 3,252, eight deaths

With 114 people testing positivesince previous night, 47 of them in Bhopal, the number of coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh rose to 3,252 on Thursday, health officials said.

As the virus claimed eight more lives in the state since Wednesday night, the death toll of COVID-19 patients went up to 193, they added.

Two deaths each were reported in Indore, Bhopal and Ujjain and one each in Jabalpur and Khargone.

Of the total deaths due to the pandemic in the state, Indore, the worst-affected district, accounts for 83.

It has 1,699 confirmed cases with 18 new COVID-19 positive persons found since Wednesday night, officials said.47 new patients were detected in Bhopal, followed by 17 in Ujjain, six in Jabalpur, five each in Morena and Gwalior and one each in Khargone, Dhar, Raisen and Jhabua.

Jhabua recorded its first coronavirus case on Thursday.

The state capital Bhopal now has 652 cases, Ujjain 201, Jabalpur 115, Khargone 80, Dhar 77, Raisen 64, Gwalior 12, Morena 22 and ...