indore amid questions being raised about the delay in sharing of information about fatalities caused by covid19 in indore the health officials here have now reported the death of a man who succumbed to the infection over a fortnight back a health department official on sunday said that three patients died in different hospitals here after testing coronavirus positive which took the death toll in the district to 156 these victims included a 61yearold man who died on may 21 following a 12daylong treatment in a private hospital in indore which figures among the worst coronavirusaffected districts in the country however the official information about the death of this patient was shared 16 days later in the latest bulletin issued by the health department on saturday night the opposition congress and the ngos have been alleging that the health department was disclosing the covid 19 deaths in the district as per its convenience they said that it was creating doubt about the credibility of the data talking to indores incharge chief medical and health officer cmho mp sharma said we are constantly seeking answers from the hospitals concerned for the delayed information being shared by them about the deaths of covid19 patients we are also examining the records of deaths of patients from covid19 at our level we hope that all the discrepancies in this regard will be sorted out soon he said in a similar instance that happened recently the department had reported the death of a covid19 patient in the district almost two months after that person had succumbed to the infection the patient a 42yearold man had died on april 6 but information about his death was shared on june 5 meanwhile health officials said that 27 new cases of covid19 were found in indore in the last 24 hours with this the number of infected persons in the district has increased to 3749 from 3722 they also said that 2390 people have so far been discharged from hospitals in indore following recovery