The disturbing increase in coronavirus cases has compelled the Madhya Pradesh government to take decisive steps to help curb the chain of transmission in the state, with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announcing lockdown measures for weekends without a specific timetable on Thursday.

“All urban areas in Madhya Pradesh will be closed from 6 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Monday.” We are also establishing containment areas in major cities. “My aim has never been to enact a total lockdown,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Thursday.

Madhya Pradesh announced 4,043 new coronavirus cases yesterday, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 3,18,014. The death rate has now risen to 4,086, according to the state health department.

In the last 24 hours, a total of 2,126 patients were discharged in the state, bringing the total number of recoveries in Madhya Pradesh to 2,87,869.

Indore’s caseload increased to 74,895 with 866 new infections, while Bhopal’s increased to 55,255 with 618 new infections.

Four more casualties were recorded in Indore, bringing the district’s death toll to 981; fatalities in Bhopal increased to 641 with one more casualty.

In Indore, there are currently 6,281 active cases, while Bhopal has 4,681.

Madhya Pradesh had 22,503 new Covid-19 cases as of March 31, with 100 deaths With 33,419 new tests, the cumulative number of coronavirus samples screened in the state has surpassed 65.95 lakh.

The central government announced earlier this week that the severity of the coronavirus pandemic in India has risen. According to the union health ministry, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Chhattisgarh are the most concerned states.

The country’s recovery rate has now fallen to 91.67 percent. According to the data, the number of people who have recovered from the disease has increased to 1,18,51,393, while the case fatality rate has decreased to 1.29 percent.