Team News Riveting
Raipur, January 10
Chhattisgarh has registered a sharp increase in the COVID cases as the state registered 4120 new patients in the last 24 hours as compared to 2502 patients tested positive on Sunday.
The increase in the COVID cases is about 65 per cent on Monday compared to the previous day.
The death toll also increased to four today compared to two deaths reported on Sunday. Of them, two died due to COVID and other two because of co-morbidity. Three deaths were reported in Raipur while one was reported in Bilaspur.
According to the state health department bulletin, the total active case in Chhattisgarh as on Monday is 19222. In all, 136patients were discharged from the hospitals after their report were tested negative.
The state capital of Chhattisgarh remains top in the list of hike with 1185 cases reported in Raipur followed by 479 in Durg, 450 in Bilaspur, 426 in Korba and 342 in Raigarh.