Madhya Pradesh: 30 people test positive for COVID in Indore’s Mhow Cantonment

“While the infected persons are asymptomatic, they have been isolated and are being treated at Mhow Military Hospital,” said Dr Amit Malakar, a nodal officer for prevention of COVID-19.

Malakar also said, health officials were alerted after 30 cases were reported from the area in 24 hours.

Without revealing much about the patients, Malakar said the infected persons have taken both the doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and have traveled to Mhow from different parts of the country.

According to officials, 32 new COVID cases were reported from Indore district in the last 24 hours, out of which 30 were from Mhow Cantonment area alone.

Indore was once the worst affected district in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the health bulletin, the district has recorded 1,53,140 COVID-19 cases so far, with 1,391 casualties.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,92,435 on Thursday, which includes 13 cases, a health department official said. He said the death toll remained unchanged at 10,517 as no fresh deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

The total number of recoveries is 7,81,825 and at present there are 93 active cases in the state. The official said 68,716 samples were tested during the day, taking the cumulative test figure in the state to 1,81,14,489.

(with inputs from agencies)