Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Various social organisations and NGOs have come forward to provide food to the needy affected by the lockdown imposed in Chhattisgarh in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
5,000 Food Packets Every Day
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Ashish Mishra, PRO of Raipur Smart City Limited, said that at least 5,000 food packets of food are being provided to the homeless and deranged with the help of social organisations and NGOs.
"We are also providing food packets to the people at railway stations, bus stands and also to patients' relatives at hospitals. Social organisations are preparing food taking utmost care of hygiene," he said.
Aim To Ensure No one Remains Hungry
Representatives from social organizations said they distributed food among a large number of migrant labourers last year too.
They also said they were making all efforts to ensure that no one remained hungry in Raipur.
State Records Over 15,000 New Cases
With 15,256 new coronavirus cases reported on Thursday, Chhattisgarh saw its highest single-day spike, taking the state's caseload to 5,01,500, a health official said.
With 135 deaths due to the viral infection recorded during the day, the statewide toll mounted to 5,442, he said.
The state has been witnessing over 10,000 daily cases since the last nine days.
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The number of active cases in the state stands at 1,21,769 after 113 people were discharged from hospitals, while 9,530 others completed their home isolation period on Friday. With this, the number of people who have recovered from the infection increased to 3,74,289.
The worst-hit Raipur and Durg districts reported 3,438 and 1,778 new cases, respectively, in the day. While the total count of infection in Raipur reached 1,06,319, including 1,431 deaths, Durg's caseload increased to 62,166, including 1,054 deaths.
(With inputs from PTI)
