JAIPUR: A little dip in the daily Covid-19 infections was witnessed in the state on Friday as 1,797 fresh cases took the overall tally to 2,07,597. Also, 11 deaths took the death count to 1,966 in the state.
Health department officials said that steps have been taken to sensitize people on effectiveness of wearing masks.
“The ‘No Mask, No Entry’ campaign is also becoming successful, as not only government offices, but private offices, shops, commercial establishments and others are abiding by it and people are not allowed to enter until they wear a mask,” said a health department official. Though there was a little dip in the new infections, however, active cases which were 16,301 on Thursday rose to 16,277 on Friday. “In Jaipur too we have witnessed an increase in the active cases as the city now as 4,610 active cases,” said a senior officer of health department.
For past many days, the state is consistently reporting just 9-11 deaths as the state health authorities have been aiming to bring the mortality rate down with their various protocols.
Also, the health department is aiming at higher recovery rate which is presently around 91%. “We have been following different protocols as per the symptoms. For some patients, azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine is administered while for others Ivermectin and remdesivir is given,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, additional superintendent, SMS Hospital. Districts which reported new cases include Jaipur (307), Jodhpur (191), Bikaner (165), Alwar (122) and Ajmer (115). In rest of the districts, less than 100 cases were reported.