Covid-19: 15 lakh tests done, recovery rate gets little better in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: On a day when some districts took stringent measures imposing movement restrictions in badly-affected areas due to Covid, the state set a new record of biggest single-day spike of 1,156 cases on Thursday. State reported 13 deaths too, taking its toll to 667.
For six days in a row, the state reported more than 1,000 cases. For the first time, five districts reported more than 100 cases including Alwar (193), Jodhpur (153), Jaipur (116), Kota (108) and Ajmer (107). The day also saw Covid testing crossing the 15 lakh mark with 15,00,693 persons having undergone the tests. So far, 40,936 have been found infected with the virus.

The positivity rate is 8.17 in the state. The figures show that 530 persons out of every 1 million people in the state have tested positive. Besides, for every 1 million of population in the state, 19,423 people had undergone Covid tests. The recovery rate has improved slightly to 71.4%. The growth rate has also taken a dip from 3.3% to 3%. It was due to the fact that cases on Thursday increased marginally in comparison to cases reported on Wednesday (1142). Active cases touched new high of 11,038, up from 10,817 on Wednesday. Except three districts, all the 30 districts contributed to the biggest single-day spike.
Districts which reported new cases are Alwar (193), Jodhpur (153), Jaipur (116), Kota (108) and Ajmer (107), Bikaner (72), Bharatpur (70), Nagaur (51), Pali (48), Bhilwara (31), Barmer (29), Rajsamand (23), Sriganganagar (22), Chittorgarh (19), Jhalawar (18), Jaisalmer (17), Karauli (9), Sirohi (9), Tonk (7), Baran (7), Bundi (7), Jhunjhunu (6), Dungarpur (5), Churu (5), Banswara (5), Sawai Madhopur (5), Dausa (4), Dholpur (4), Udaipur (4) and Hanumangarh (2).
Sawai Madhopur reported its 12th fatality, Nagaur reported two deaths taking its casualties to 25, Jaipur reported its 184th death, Bikaner reported two fatalities taking its toll to 38, three people died in Ajmer taking its toll to 41, Jodhpur reported two deaths taking its toll to 83, Barmer reported its 11th fatality and the casualty figure touched 16 in Alwar.