JAIPUR: Share of Jaipur and Jodhpur in daily new Covid-19 infections of the state was reported at 35.1% on Monday, increasing from Sunday’s share of 33.6%. Though the number of collective cases reported in Jaipur and Jodhpur have decreased, the share of the two worst-affected districts has increased in state’s Covid daily new cases.
On November 30, Jaipur and Jodhpur had reported 45.6% of the cases in state. Since then, the percentage is going down. For the past three days, it remained between 34% and 36%.
Jaipur and Jodhpur are the worst Covid-affected districts. Acknowledging the fact, a Centre’s team had reviewed the pandemic situation on December 3 and suggested the state government to intensify activities for contact tracing, testing and containment in the affected areas. “We are taking measures to bring down the daily infections in Jaipur and Jodhpur as these are the two districts which collectively report more than 30% of the daily new infections of the state,” said a senior health department official.
Besides, nineteen persons died, while 1,927 others tested positive in the state on Monday bringing its overall tally to 2,82,512. With 19 deaths, the state toll rose to 2,448.
Districts which reported new cases were: Jaipur (475), Jodhpur (203), Kota (137), Bharatpur (96), Nagaur (89), Udaipur (84), Alwar (78), Pali (75), Dungarpur (70), Bhilwara (64), Ajmer (60), Barmer (56), Tonk (52), Rajsamand (40), Chittorgarh (40), Jhunjhunu (39), Sriganaganagar (38), Bundi (27), Sawai Madhopur (26), Jalore (23), Jaisalmer (22), Sikar (22), Hanumangarh (21), Bikaner (20), Banswara (15), Sirohi (15), Dausa (12), Jhalawar (11), Churu (10), Baran (4) and Karauli (3).
Four persons died in Jaipur taking its toll to 459, four persons died in Jodhpur taking its fatalities to 257, two persons died in Ajmer taking its toll to 200, Bikaner 164th, Bharatpur 114th, Udaipur 105th, Sikar 84th, Nagaur 80th, Bhilwara 35th, Dungarpur 33rd, Tonk 31st and Jhalawar reported its 19th Covid death.