BHOPAL: A total of 37 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Only 5,885 samples were tested in the state in the day. Against these 37 new cases, only 43 people recovered from the disease. Thus the number of active patients rose to 232 on May 17. It was 226 on May 18.
From 136 active cases on March 31, there are now 226 active cases. Thus in one-and-a-half month, active cases have increased by more than 66% in the state. A couple of days ago on May 16, it was after two months that the number of active patients in the state had crossed 250-mark as 262 active patients were reported.
