Highlights
- corona virus infection became serious in chhattisgarh
- 1615 new cases found in 24 hours on Wednesday
- One patient also died in the state
The outbreak of corona virus is increasing continuously in Chhattisgarh. During the last 24 hours, 1,615 new cases of infection with the corona virus (Chhattisgarh Coronavirus Latest Update) have been reported in the state. One patient also died. On Wednesday, the entry of Omicron (Chhattisgarh Omicron Update) was also done in the state. A 52-year-old man from Bilaspur, who returned from the United Arab Emirates, has been found infected with a new variant of Corona. The maximum number of 491 cases have been found from the capital Raipur.
Most in Raipur
In the last 24 hours, out of 1,615 new cases of Covid-19, 491 from Raipur, 187 from Durg, 36 from Rajnandgaon, five from Balod, one from Bemetara, 17 from Kabirdham, four from Dhamtari, 12 from Balodabazar, Mahasamund Four of K, two of Gariaband, 250 of Bilaspur, 157 of Raigarh, 99 of Korba, 63 of Janjgir-Champa, eight of Mungeli, four of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, 52 of Surguja, 74 of Korea, 33 of Surajpur, Balrampur K 23, 69 from Jashpur, three from Bastar, three from Dantewada, four from Sukma, nine from Kanker and five from Bijapur.
CM’s demand from the central government
Amidst the growing threat of third wave of corona in the state, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has requested the Government of India to issue a protocol. At the same time, Health Minister TS Singhdev has written a letter to the Union Health Minister. He has demanded to start genome sequencing facility in the state. At present, samples are sent to Bhubaneswar for examination of Omicron in the state.
4562 Active Patients
By Wednesday evening, the number of active patients in the state increased to 4,562. So far, the total number of people infected with Covid-19 in the state has increased to 10,12,128. Health department officials said that 11 patients have been discharged from hospitals after becoming infection free, while 18 patients have completed the period of home isolation. So far in Chhattisgarh, 9,93,961 patients have become infection free after treatment while 13,605 people have died.
1059 positives were found on Tuesday
Earlier on Tuesday, 1059 new patients were found in Chhattisgarh. The maximum number of 343 cases were reported from Raipur district. 159 people were found positive in Bilaspur, 141 in Raigarh, 89 in Durg and 60 in Korea district.
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