Active Covid-19 cases over 2 lakh as Rajasthan locks down for 2 weeks from today

JAIPUR: As the state braced for the two-week lockdown, daily Covid-19 infections witnessed a slight dip as Rajasthan reported 17,921 infections and159 deaths on Sunday.
The death toll now stands at 5,665. Active cases in the state, meanwhile, crossed the two-lakh mark to reach 2,00,189. Jaipur reported 55 deaths, the highest-ever for a single day in any city. On May 1, the city had seen 54 fatalities, which was the previous highest in 24 hours.
As the number of cases has grown over the past fortnight, hospitals in the city and other parts of the state have started discharging patients within seven days to make room for those with severe or very severe symptoms. Some smaller Covid care centres are still refusing to admit fresh cases due to shortage of oxygen supply.
Jaipur also saw a dip in daily infections, reporting 3,402 cases. But the number of active cases in the city rose to 49,115. Majority of the private and government hospitals in the city are full and have stopped taking fresh admissions. RUHS is filled to capacity while other private hospitals have no vacant beds.
There must be no patient gasping outside emergency wards: Minister tells hospitals
“In order to ensure that patients with severe symptoms get oxygen and ICU beds, we have started discharging patients in six to seven days. These are patients who were admitted with severe symptoms and have taken five-day dosage of Remdesivir and other medicines and, now, have very mild symptoms,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent, RUHS.
Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas continued his inspection of private hospitals and visited one on JLN Marg along with chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr Narrotam Sharma. He urged private hospitals not to refuse patients. “If a patient is gasping outside your emergency ward or inside his vehicle in the parking lot, it is the responsibility of the hospital. The government is trying its level best to provide all the resources. This is a pandemic situation and everyone should together face it and defeat it,” he said.
In the number of fatalities on Sunday, Jaipur was followed by Udaipur which saw18 deaths and took its toll to 423. Jodhpur reported 15 fatalities, taking its toll to 830.
The districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (3,402), followed by Jodhpur (2,238), Alwar (1,207), Udaipur (1,202), Kota (1,147), Bikaner (603) and Sikar (602).