JAIPUR: For the past one week, the graph of
active Covid-19 cases in the state has been going down daily. From 28,758 cases on November 29, which remains the all-time high, the state’s active cases dropped to 22,427 on Sunday. The impact of high number of recoveries can be clearly seen in the drop in the number of active cases.
In December, more number of persons recovered from
Covid in comparison to
daily new infections. While 12,522 persons have been found infected with the virus, 18,431 have been cured. As of now, the recovery rate in December is 147%.
“Most of the cases were being reported from Jaipur and Jodhpur. Over the past few days, the two districts have witnessed reduction in daily infections. Its impact is quite clear in the number of active cases falling daily,” said a senior health department official.
Meanwhile, 20 persons died and 2,089 others tested positive for Covid in the state on Sunday, bringing the overall tally to 2,80,585. With 20 more deaths, the state’s toll rose to 2,429.
Three persons died of Covid in Jaipur, taking its fatalities to 455, while three died in Jodhpur too, taking its casualties to 253. Two deaths were reported from Kota whihc took its fatalities to 147, two people died in Ajmer, taking its casualties to 198. Two died in Pali that took its toll to 95 and two died in Jhunjhunu, taking its toll to 42. Bharatpur reported its 113th fatality, Udaipur 104th, Nagaur 79th, Sriganganagar 39th, Baran 30th and Jaisalmer its 22nd Covid death.
The districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (481), Jodhpur (221), Ajmer (105), Kota (101), Alwar (95), Udaipur (91), Bhilwara (81), Nagaur (74), Pali (71), Bharatpur (71), Bikaner (51), Sikar (50), Dungarpur (49), Barmer (47), Baran (46), Chittorgarh (46), Jaisalmer (45), Sriganganagar (44), Hanumangarh (36), Tonk (36), Karauli (35), Churu (32), Rajsamand (30), Bundi (28), Dholpur (21), Jalore (18), Banswara (17), Sawai Madhopur (17), Jhunjhunu (15), Sirohi (15),
Jhalawar (10), Pratapgarh (6) and Dausa (4).