Bhopal Apr 22 PTI Madhya Pradesh on Friday recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 that raised the tally of infections to 1041292 an official from the state health department said The count of recoveries reached 1030496 after seven patients were discharged from hospitals while the toll stood at 10734 as no fresh casualty was reported the official said The central state is now left with 62 active cases and the positivity rate stood at 01 per cent he said With the addition of 7897 swab samples examined during the day the total number of tests conducted in the state went up to 29024460 he added As per an official release 117184872 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state of which 38958 jabs were given on Friday Coronavirus figures in MP are as follows Total cases 1041292 new cases 11 death toll 10734 recoveries 1030496 active cases 62 number of tests so far 29024460 PTI MAS ARU ARU

Bhopal Dec 30 PTI Over 5 crore people have been inoculated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Madhya Pradesh which is the highest in the country an official from the state health department claimed on Thursday Of the total eligible population 52077158 have received one dose of the vaccine and of these 50015483 have taken both jabs so far the official said At least 92 per cent of the eligible population has been covered with the vaccine in the state he said The state has a total eligible population of 549 crore for vaccination the official said adding that the state has so far administered over 1020 crore vaccine doses both first and second Madhya Pradesh is ahead of other states in terms of vaccinating the eligible population with both the doses of the vaccine the official claimed Meanwhile Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed his gratitude towards the people of the state for making the vaccination programme successful an official from the public relation department said Chouhan has also lauded the efforts of in-charge ministers of the districts health staff COVID-19 volunteers media and public representatives for their role in raising awareness about vaccination he added PTI MAS ARU ARU