Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that COVID test is every citizen's right and whoever wants to get the test done will be tested free of cost. <br />''<br />''He was conducting a&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;control review meeting.&nbsp; The state reported 9,754 fresh COVID cases and 94 fatalities&nbsp;yesterday taking the tally of infections to 6,91,232 and the death toll to 6,595.&nbsp; AIR correspondent reports that the number of active cases in the state stands at 1,11,366. Weekly positivity rate in the state is 17.2 percent. The state ranked 15th in the country in terms of infection.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''A total of 9,517 patients&nbsp; recovered from infection yesterday while ten districts reported more than 200 new cases. Indore reported 1,651 while Bhopal reported 1,412 fresh&nbsp;COVID&nbsp;cases.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">More than 26 thousand patients are being treated free of cost in the state. Meanwhile Chief Minister Mr Chouhan said that few cases of a disease, Black Fungus have surfaced. An advisory issued by the Government of India has been sent to all hospitals and treatment is being done according to the prescribed protocol.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | May 12, 2021 12:29 PM
Madhya Pradesh CM conducts COVID control review meeting