JAIPUR: The state witnessed a sudden spike in new
Covid-19 cases with 2,080 infections on Wednesday, the highest in the last 30 days. This is for the time such cases have breached the 2,000 mark since October 16, when 2,010 persons had tested positive. On October 12 and 13, the state had reported 2,132 and 2,035 daily new infections, respectively.
Since then, cases had fallen steadily. But in the last few days, infections started increasing. As on Wednesday, the state’s Covid count stood at 2,17,151 cases. Jaipur, too, reported a big jump of 450 new cases, the highest in 35 days.
In the last 24 hours, 11 people died taking the state’s toll to 2,019.
A health department official said, “While the state government is anticipating that cases might increase in winter and due to the festive season and panchayat polls, directions have been issued to district collectors to remain alert and review the pandemic situation on a daily basis.”
In the order issued on Tuesday, principal secretary (health) Siddhartha Mahajan said that it in the coming days, cases might rise keeping in mind the festive season, approaching winter and panchayat elections.
The health department has asked district collectors to keep the government informed about the situation in their respective districts. It has also asked districts to increase the number of oxygen supported and ICU beds and ventilators for Covid patients in dedicated hospitals.
District collectors have been asked to inform the state government if they fall short of oxygen supply and medicines needed for the treatment of Covid.
All private hospitals treating Covid patients should deploy a nodal officer to connect with the government.
In the last 24 hours, 11 people died in the state. Jaipur reported its 388th Covid death, Jodhpur 197th, Ajmer 150th, Bikaner 148th, Udaipur 77th, Sikar 65th, Nagaur 64th, Alwar 63rd, Jhunjhunu 31st, Dungarpur 28th and Jaisalmer reported its 19th Covid casualty.
The districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (450), Jodhpur (310), Bikaner (175), Ajmer (141), Alwar (115), Kota (113), Sriganganagar (85), Sikar (65), Jhunjhunu (61), Naguar (61), Udaipur (57), Pali (46), Bharatpur (43), Sirohi (35), Dungarpur (35), Barmer (35), Bhilwara (34), Jalore (30), Rajsamand (29), Churu (27), Jaisalmer (23), Chittorgarh (20), Hanumangarh (17), Tonk (14), Baran (10), Bundi (10), Dausa (10), Sawai Madhopur (9), Jhalawar (7), Dholpur (5), Karauli (5) and Pratapgarh (3).