In 10 days, cases double to 2k in Rajasthan; 4 more die in Jaipur

TNN | Updated: Apr 25, 2020, 07:28 IST

Members of central team and other officials visit the Badi Chopad area in Jaipur for assessment of coronavirus situation in the city.

Members of central team and other officials visit the Badi Chopad area in Jaipur for assessment of coronavirus...Read More

JAIPUR: The total count of Covid-19 patients in the state crossed the 2,000-mark on Friday, doubling from 1,000 to 2,000 cases in a mere 10 days. Four persons died and 70 others also tested positive for the virus on the day. With the four deaths, the death toll in the state increased to 32.
All the four persons who died on Friday are from Jaipur, taking the number of casualties in the city to 18 so far. Out of four, three were declared positive after their deaths, and the fourth person was brought dead. The four are a 75-year-old resident of Jamwaramgarh, who tested positive for Covid-19 after his death on April 22; a 60-year-old resident of Ramganj who was admitted to Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital on April 22; a 70-year-old woman and a resident of Adarsh Nagar who died on April 24; and a 60-year-old resident of MD Road who was brought to the SMS Hospital on April 22.
With 70 new patients, the total positive cases increased to 2,034 in the state. So far, 493 persons have recovered and 198 discharged from hospitals after treatment. There are 4,317 samples pending for tests in different laboratories of the state.
According to the health department report, among the 70 persons diagnosed with Covid-19, 36 are from Jaipur and 22 from Kota. Other districts which reported positive cases are Jodhpur (6), Jhalawar (4) and one each from Bharatpur and Pali.
The report shows that out of the 36 persons who tested positive in Jaipur, 18 are from Ramganj area, five from Shastri Nagar, two from Adarsh Nagar, five from Paldi Meena, one from Neelgaron Ka Mohalla, one each from Housing Board on Delhi bypass, Sanganer, Raja Park and two from Uttar Pradesh.
During a video conference with Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, state minister Raghu Sharma raised the problems of shortage of ventilators, PCR kits for testing as well as the issue of starting a testing facilitiy in Bhilwara. “We have demanded 1,500 ventilators. We are also facing a shortage of PCR test kits and demanded more. Our Covid-19 testing facility in Bhilwara is awaiting permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to start testing," said Sharma.
He also said that he has spoken about the tests done with rapid testing kits. “He told us that he had issued directions to ICMR to test its accuracy in the lab. Only after that, guidelines will be issued whether to use it or not,” he said.