Covid-19: Number of cured people in Rajasthan crosses 20,000-mark

TNN | Updated: Jul 18, 2020, 08:09 IST

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JAIPUR: The number of people defeated Covid-19 in the state has breached 20,000-mark on Friday. With 656 more people cured on Friday, the tally reached 20,626.
Eight persons died, while 615 others were tested positive for Covid-19 in the state, bringing the total count to 27,786 on Friday. With eight more deaths, the state’s toll reached 546.
Two persons died in Kota, taking its total count to 29, while Sirohi and Udaipur reported their 10th fatality. One person died in Nagaur which was 19th death of the district. Rajsamand reported 4th death, while two persons died in Bharatpur, taking its tally to 45.
Districts which reported new infections are Bikaner (108), Ajmer (99), Jodhpur (70), Jaipur (54), Bharatpur (40), Nagaur (31), Kota (27), Bhilwara (25), Barmer (25), Alwar (24), Churu (19), Rajsamand (13), Udaipur (12), Sriganganagar (11), Jhunjhunu (11), Dungarpur (10), Dholpur (9), Jhalawar (5), Pali (4), Sikar (4), Tonk (3), Sawai Madhopur (2), Dausa (2), Sirohi (2), Baran (1), Karauli (1), Pratapgarh (1) and two from other states.
After 13 days of active cases touching new high every day, the cases on Friday have taken a slight dip. The state reported 6,617 active cases on Friday, which were 6,666 on Thursday. It was 6,405 on Wednesday and on Tuesday, the active cases were at 5,878. In the past 14 days, the state has reported 8,737 new infections with an average of 624 cases per day. Jodhpur has the highest number of active cases at 1193, followed by Alwar (790), Bikaner (767) and Jaipur (729).
In Jaipur, 26 different places reported 54 cases, which include Sanganer (9), Mansarovar (5), Jhotwara (4), Jagatpura (4), Malviya Nagar (4), Vidhyadhar Nagar (2), Ramganj (2), Vaishali Nagar (2), Gadhi Nagar (2), Adarsh Nagar (2), migrants (2), Kotputli (2), while one each case was reported from Sodala, Bani park, Shastri Nagar, Dudu, Luniyawas, Khonagoriyan, Phulera, Manak Chawk, Sirsi, Hasanpura, Mahesh Nagar, Jamwaramgarh, Tonk Phatak and address of one person is not clear.