In Madhya Pradesh, the number of active Corona cases in the state increased to 2785. Covid positivity rate is 2.2 percent. AIR correspondent reports that, 363 new cases of Corona have cropped up in the state, while 243 patients have recovered from infection. 165 new cases have come in Indore and 49 in Bhopal. With 1 patient succumbing to the infection the death toll increased to 3,864.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, state Health Minister Dr Prabhuram Choudhary said that the state ranks second in the country in COVID-19 vaccination of the first dose of healthcare and frontline workers.He stated that 71 lakh 62 thousand senior citizens of the state are to be vaccinated from March 1 in the second phase.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 1, 2021 2:38 PM
Number of active Corona cases in Madhya Pradesh increases to 2785