Covid-19: Jaipur’s active cases cross 3,000-mark

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JAIPUR: The state’s tally of Covid cases reached 73,325 riding on the biggest single-day spike of 1,370 infections on Tuesday. With 245 new infections, Jaipur’s active cases reached a new high of 3,074. With 137 new cases, Alwar’s tally reached 7,024. Bikaner too crossed the 4,000 mark with 146 fresh cases.
A health department official said they are taking strict measures for preventing spread of the virus in areas which are reporting cases in clusters. “Cases are on the rise as we are conducting more tests than before,” the official said.

In the last 24 hours, 13 persons lost their lives in the state taking the cumulative death count to 980. These include three casualties each in Jaipur and Kota, two each in Kota and Jodhpur and one each in Udaipur, Dungarpur and Ajmer.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (245), Jodhpur (243), Kota (177), Bikaner (146), Alwar (137), Bhilwara (133), Sikar (40), Ajmer (30), Udaipur (19), Pali (17), Karauli (16), Banswara (14), Nagaur (13), Bharatpur (13), Baran (12), Dungarpur (12), Chittorgarh (11), Sriganganagar (10), Sirohi (9), Jhalawar (9), Churu (8), Dholpur (8), Jhunjhunu (7), Sawai Madhopur (7), Rajsamand (5), Tonk (5), Dausa (4), Pratapgarh (4), Bundi (4), Jalore (4), Barmer (3), Hanumangarh (3) and Jaisalmer (2).
In Jaipur, 54 different places reported 245 cases, including 49 from Jhotwara, Sanganer (21), Mansarovar (13), Vidhyadhar Nagar (12), Vaishali Nagar (9), while other 141 cases have been reported from 49 other places.
Currently, Jaipur has 3,074 active cases followed by Jodhpur (2127), Kota (1374) and Alwar (1303).
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