JAIPUR: Continuous dip in new Covid infections continued as 1,076 cases were reported on Friday taking the total number of cases in the state to 2,97,029.
With 10 fresh deaths, the toll has reached 2,599. Also a minor relief came with the number of active cases which have now dropped to 13,058 in the state.
However, Jaipur and Jodhpur continued to get maximum positive cases out of the total number of cases detected on Friday.
Jaipur recorded 265 fresh cases and with two new deaths the total number has reached 486. However, 798 people got discharged from various hospitals. “Jaipur now has 4,805 active cases, which is a big relief as this number was last witnessed in September. Day care has been effective in treating symptomatic patients with remdesivir therapy,” said an officer with the health department.
Jaipur was followed by Jodhpur where 101 cases were reported. Except for these two places, majority of the districts recorded less than 100 fresh infections. Karauli received no cases on Friday.
Other stations where cases were reported include Kota 94, Pali 91 and Udaipur 70. “Most importantly the districts including Ajmer, Bikaner and Alwar, which were reporting more than 100 cases for past two months, have seen drastic dip in fresh infections,” the officer added.
With 10 new deaths, the total number of deaths in the state is now 2,599. Of these, two deaths each were reported from Jaipur and Jodhpur while one death each was reported in Ajmer, Banswara, Bhilwara, Kota, Pali and Sikar.