1,442 new coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, 22 deaths, 1,017 recover

Madhya Pradesh on Saturday saw its highest single-day spike of 1,442 coronavirus cases, taking the total count in the state to 60,875, health officials said.

The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,345 after 22 patients succumbed to the viral infection since Friday evening, they said.

Five patients each died in Indore and Bhopal, three in Gwalior, two in Jabalpur and one each in Ujjain, Sagar, Dewas, Datia, Damoh, Chhatarpur and Ashok Nagar, officials said.

The highest 226 new infections were reported from Indore, followed by 175 in Bhopal, 168 in Gwalior and 126 in Jabalpur.

On the other hand, 1,017 persons were discharged from