<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, the number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbed up to around 73 thousand 574 after 1 thousand 694 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours. With 29 patients succumbing to the infection, the death toll rose to 1 thousand 572.<br />'' <br />'' As per the state health bulletin, 1 thousand 238 coronavirus patients were discharged from the hospitals yesterday taking the number of recovered cases in the state to 55 thousand 887. There are now 16 thousand 115 active cases in Madhya Pradesh.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, in one of its kinds of initiative, Netaji Subhash Chandra  Bose Medical College and Hospital in Jabalpur in the state has established live interaction with families to curb depression and suicidal tendencies among COVID-19 patients. The experiment began after two coronavirus positive patients tried to kill themselves at the hospital. Dean Dr PK Kasar informed that a glass partition that separates patients from kin is in place for the interaction. Already, more than ten patients have talked to their families. Currently, 260 people are undergoing treatment for the infection in the hospital. </span><br />