In Madhya Pradesh covid positivity rate increased to 2.3 percent yesterday. The number of active Corona cases in the state is 2435.  <br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that 368 new cases of Corona have cropped up in the state. 201 patients have recovered from infection.<br />''<br />''138 new cases have come in Indore and 70 in Bhopal. With two patients succumbing to the infection the death toll increased to 3,859.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday urged residents of the state to avoid travelling to Maharashtra due to a surge in Covid- 19 cases in the past one week.</span><br />