Jaipur tops in active Covid cases, cured patients in Rajasthan rise to 13,611

JAIPUR: Eight more Covid deaths were reported across the state on Sunday taking the casualty count to 399. The number of total infections reached 17,271 with 327 more positive cases.
While Jaipur reported its 157th death, Jhunjhunu witnessed just its second casualty. Ajmer reported its 17th Covid death, Alwar recorded its 6th fatality while two persons from another state also added to the toll. Two persons died in Bharatpur taking the district's toll to 34.
Districts which reported new cases are Bikaner (44), Alwar (40), Jodhpur (39), Jaipur (38), Jhunjhunu (23), Dholpur (18), Bharatpur (18), Sirohi (15), Ajmer (11), Barmer (11), Kota (10), Jalore (8), Pali (7), Banswara (5), Bhilwara (5), Rajsamand (5), Karauli (5), Udaipur (4), Sikar (3), Dausa (3), Hanumangarh (3), Chittorgarh (2), Dungarpur (2), Churu (2), Pratapgarh (1), Sawai Madhopur (1), Jaisalmer (1) and three from other states. Sixteen foreign returnees, who landed in Jaipur under Vande Bharat mission, have been found infected and have been kept in institutional quarantine.
Jaipur has the highest number of active cases at 625, followed by Jodhpur (364), Dholpur (353) and Bharatpur (316). As many as 244 Covid patients have been cured taking the tally of recovered patients to 13,611.
In Jaipur, 18 different places reported 38 cases. The areas are Jhotwara (4), Kunda in Amber (2), Vaishali Nagar (2), while one each case was reported from Bani Park, Bassi, Durgapura, Triveni Nagar, Jagatpura, Kho Nagoriyan, Kotputli, Mahesh Nagar, Murlipura, Shahpura, Shastri Nagar, Agrasen Nagar, Vidhyadhar Nagar and Paota.