Rajasthan Covid-19 deaths double to over 400 in 28 days

JAIPUR: In just 28 days, the Covid-19 death toll in the state has doubled, breaching the 400 mark. But while the deaths are a concern, the state has come down from the fifth position to seventh in the cumulative number of cases category in the country.
“This means that the spread has been contained when compared to other similarly placed states. Through aggressive contact tracing and other containment measures, the spread has been restricted to small geographies within the state,” said Rohit Kumar Singh, additional chief secretary (health).
The six states, which are on top of the list of highest number of cumulative Covid cumulative cases (as on Sunday night) are Maharastra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the state’s health department said.
But fatalities due to Covid is a major cause of concern for health authorities.
In June first week, 47 people had died, and in the second, third and fourth week, 55, 55 and 49 patients died in the state, respectively. In June (till 29th), more than 200 people have died, which is the highest number of causalities reported in a month.
The Covid fatalities in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bharatpur, Kota and Ajmer account for 68% of deaths reported in the state. The rest of districts reported 32% of Covid deaths.
With an aim to prevent mortalities in the state, the health department had launched Mission Life Saving (LiSa). As part of it, health department officials are conducting screening of vulnerable groups such as elderly people, patients with comorbidities, pregnant women and infants. Officials claimed that a majority of the patients who died had some kind of comorbidity such as diabetes, hypertension, chronic ailments related to heart, kidney and other vital organs.
Despite deaths have doubled, the mortality rate in the state remained almost static throughout June as more people too tested positive for Covid.