Jaipur reports 18 fresh Covid-19 cases in 2 days after long lull

JAIPUR: In the past two days, the city reported 18 new Covid-19 infections.
On Saturday, eight new cases were reported from Ajmer Road (3), while one case each was reported from Bani Park, Malviya Nagar, Mansarovar, Vaishali Nagar and address of one person was not clear. On Friday, the city had reported 10 Covid-19 infections.
Out of 45 cases in November (1-13), the city has reported 18 cases in two days, which has increased concern of the people.
In the state, in November (till 13th), the number of samples tested for Covid-19 were 1,67,474, out of those 74 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 with the positivity rate of 0.04 per cent. In the past two days, the number of samples tested were 40,627 and out of those 28 persons were found infected with Covid-19 with a positivity rate of 0.06 per cent.
However, the health authorities claimed that people should continue following Covid-19 appropriate behaviour.
An official said that people who have not got vaccinated yet should get their vaccination done against Covid-19.
The state reported 11 new covid-19 cases on Saturday taking its overall tally to 9,54,503. No death was reported. The state’s toll stands at 8,954. Jaipur reported eight cases, while Ajmer reported three cases of Covid-19.
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