Bhopal Covid-19 update August 23

BHOPAL: 17 people were diagnosed with Covid -19 at the country’s third EME centre in Bairagarh on Sunday. Overall, the increase in Covid -19 cases continued in Bhopal with 161 new cases of the infection taking the tally to 9,826 and 259 deaths have been attributed to Covid -19 in the state capital.
Earlier, Bairagarh had reported 29 positives in a single.It is the second time, Bairgarh is reporting a new surge in infections. More than 500 cases have been reported from the area.
Meanwhile, three people tested positive in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) colony at Char Imli. Two doctors in Block-H of Gandhi Medical College (GMC) were diagnosed with the infection. One more staffer in AIIMS Bhopal is said to be Covid -19 positive.
Rivera Township reported two fresh cases of the infection. Lovkush Nagar reported two positives and Green Meadows colony reported one positive case on Sunday.
Four members of same family tested positive in Kotra Sultanabad. Crystal Ideal City phase-3 (Awadhpuri) reported four positives cases.
E-6 and E-7 area in Arera Colony reported one case each. Four people were diagnosed with the infection in Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER) hostel.
Silawatpura reported two positive cases. Other cases of the infection were reported from Narela, Bagonia village, Shastri Nagar, Misrod, Kamlakhedi and Harshvardhan Nagar among others.