Madhya Pradesh: Cases rise, but mortality rate down in Malwa-Nimar

INDORE: Despite a considerable rise in number of cases reported in different districts of Malwa-Nimar region in last 10 days, mortality rate has reduced for which officials gave credit to steps taken in reaching out to maximum people and early detection to ensure timely treatment.
In last 10 days, Ujjain division has reported a rise of around 199 cases while seven deaths have reported while Indore division has recorded 901 new cases including 26 deaths.
On May 6, Ujjain division had reported total 55 deaths and 313 cases while mortality rate was 17.57% while on May 16, the division’s record is total 62 deaths including 512 cases and the death rate is 12.10%. A considerable drop in rate of death has reported in Ujjain district from 21.21 to 15.87 in this duration.
Indore division on May 6 had recorded 101 deaths including 1957 cases and mortality rate was 5.16%. On May 16, the figure rose to total 127 deaths including 2858 cases while the death rate reduced to 4.44. Indore district, which 10 days ago had mortality rate of 4.81, now reduced it to 4.16.
“We have started ‘Mohalla Clinics’ in most of the districts while door-to-door sample collection and testing have also been intensified to help reaching out to maximum suspected persons for early detection of the disease to provide timely treatment,” Indore division region joint director (health) Dr JS Awasya said.
He added that in some audits of deaths reported in Indore and other districts, late arrival of patients to the hospitals was stated to one of the major reasons behind their deaths and local administration is working to improve the same.
Ujjain and Mandsaur district on Saturday reported one death each while total 17 new cases including 12 in Ujjain, three in Mandsaur and one each in Dewas and Neemuch were reported.
Under Indore division, one death was reported in Burhanpur while no new case or death was reported in Dhar, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Khandwa, Barwani and Khargone district. Late on Friday night, Indore district reported one death including 79 new cases.