JAIPUR: As the second Covid-19 wave gathers momentum, the state has seen a near five-fold increase in deaths in the first seven days of April in comparison to the last seven in March.
While 10 people died of
Covid during March 25-31, 48 people lost their lives to the virus in the first seven days of April.
New infections too have more than doubled in April compared to the last seven days of March. While the last seven days in March saw 5,974 new cases, April reported as many as 13,642
positive cases.
The health department has also increased the number of tests, conducting over 2.6 lakh tests in the first seven days of April. In comparison, some 1,06,424 samples were tested in the last seven days of March.
On Wednesday, 12 people died, while 2,801 others tested positive for Covid in the state, bringing the overall tally to 3,46,791. With 12 more deaths, the state’s toll rose to 2,866.
Four persons died in Udaipur, taking its toll to 136, while two fatalities in Rajsamand took it toll to 54.
Ajmer reported its 231st casualty, Kota 174th, Nagaur 99th, Dungarpur 38th, Sawai Madhopur 28th and Bundi its 20th Covid death.
A senior health department official said, “We are expanding Covid treatment facilities again in the state. Orders have been issued to reserve 25% of beds in hospitals with 60 or more beds. Also, orders have been issued to deploy more doctors at dedicated Covid hospitals.”
The department has deployed 20 doctors at Jaipur’s RUHS hospital, which is the state’s biggest Covid dedicated hospital. The department is also implementing all measures taken during the first wave of Covid last year. Since the second wave has begun, the department will again post doctors at Covid hospitals in rural areas of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Jaipur.
The districts which reported new cases on Wednesday are Jaipur (551), Udaipur (410), Jodhpur (326), Kota (210), Bhilwara (185), Dungarpur (139), Ajmer (110), Rajsamand (108), Chittorgarh (90), Bikaner (74), Alwar(71), Baran (68), Banswara (56), Hanumangarh (52), Jhalawar (42), Pali (41),Nagaur (38), Sikar (36), Jalore (26), Tonk (25), Dholpur (22), Sriganganagar(22), Barmer (21), Bundi (19), Dausa (13), Sawai Madhopur (11), Sirohi (11),Jhunjhunu (7), Pratapgarh (6), Bharatpur (5), Karauli (4), Churu (1) and
Jaisalmer (1).