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67 new COVID deaths and 8,766 infections reported
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Paramedics taking a COVID patient for treatment at the GGH in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit:
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67 new COVID deaths and 8,766 infections reported
The State reported 67 new COVID deaths and 8,766 new infections in the 24 hours ending Wednesday morning, taking the toll to 11,696
and the cumulative infection tally to 17,79,773
In the past three days, the number of cases and test positivity rate was gradually rising and the daily toll was coming down. However, the incidence of cases was less compared to the incidence a week ago.
The test positivity rate of the 93,511 samples tested in the past day was 9.37% while it was 7.52%, lowest in two months, on Monday.
Madhya Pradesh loses 42 cops to COVID-19 in April 2021
While some of those who died are between 40 and 49 years of age, most of the deaths have occurred in the 50-60 age-group.
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Police personnel protected in PPE kits pay homage to a police inspector who died due to COVID-19 during his last rites in Bhopal. (Photo| ANI) By Express News Service
BHOPAL: Of the 44 Madhya Pradesh police personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19 this year, 42 died in April alone. The month has seen a dramatic rise in the number of COVID cases in the state. About 30 of the 42 who died this month had received at least one dose of a vaccine.