Rajasthan logs over 18,231 cases & 164 deaths in 24 hours; 4,902 infections in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Daily infections continued to rise on Friday as the state reported 18,231 new cases while 164 patients succumbed to the virus, taking its toll to 5,342.
Many hospitals stopped admitting new patients after exhausting their oxygen stock and government hospitals kept calling nodal officers for more supply of oxygen. The state now has nearly 1.99 lakh active cases.
Jaipur saw the highest-ever single day spike of 4,902 new cases while also witnessing 48 deaths, which took the toll to 1,068. The number of active cases in the city increased to 48,024. Majority of the private and government hospitals in Jaipur are full and have stopped admitting new patients.
While RUHS is full, other private hospitals have no vacant beds. Private hospitals have put up notices clearly stating that they were not taking new admissions due to the oxygen crisis.