Covid count: Jaipur first district to breach 24,000 cases

JAIPUR: Jaipur became the first district in the state to breach 24,000 mark infections on Tuesday. The overall count increased to 24,098 as Jaipur reported its biggest single-day spike of 469 positive cases.
Besides Jaipur, Jodhpur also breached 22,000 mark as it logged 292 new infections. The total count stood at 22,172.
Active cases in Jaipur touched a new high of 8,975 cases on Tuesday which was 8,722 on Monday. Mansarovar remained the worst Covid-19 affected area in Jaipur on Tuesday having reported 85 new cases, followed by Sanganer (77), Malviya Nagar (44), Jagatpura (35) and Durgapura (31).
The state reported 2,121 new infections, thus bringing its overall tally to 1,48316. Fifteen persons died too, taking the toll to 1,574.
The recovery rate in the state rose to 84.5%, while the active cases remained at 21,294, thus accounting for 14.3% of total cases.
A health department official said that recovery rate in the state is continuously increasing as the state government has expanded facilities for Covid-19 treatment.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (469), Jodhpur (292), Alwar (196), Bikaner (155), Bhilwara (151), Ajmer (146), Udaipur (145), Sikar (85), Kota (55), Sriganganagar (54), Barmer (36), Bharatpur (36), Churu (29), Jhunjhunu (29), Hanumangarh (29), Dholpur (25), Dungarpur (22), Pali (22), Jaisalmer (21), Karauli (15), Chittorgarh (15), Nagaur (14), Banswara (13), Jalore (11), Jhalawar (11), Rajsamand (10), Sawai Madhopur (8), Tonk (8), Sirohi (7), Dausa (7), Pratapgarh (3), Baran (1) and Bundi (1),
So far deaths are concerned, Jaipur tops the tally with 328, Jodhpur 150, Bikaner 117, Ajmer 111, Kota 104, Bharatpur 83, Pali 67, Udaipur 51, Sikar 37, Bhilwara 25, Jalore 25, Baran 25, Chittorgarh 19, Sriganganagar 18 and Churu 16.