Alwar district tops in active cases, Jaipur at position 3

JAIPUR: The state reported a record 1,144 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, shattering the Monday’s figure of 1,134 infections. It was the fifth day in a row that the state has reported over 1,000 cases in a single day. The major cause of concern is that the average growth rate, which was 3% earlier, has now increased to 3.3%.

Active cases have also risen to 10,817. For every 100 confirmed cases in the state, 27 are currently infected. Alwar with 2,109 cases has surpassed Jodhpur (2,036) in number of active cases. Jaipur is third in the list with 1,056 cases.

With 1,144 new infections, the state’s tally now stands at 39,780. The day also saw the death of 10 persons, taking the casualty toll to 654.

Recovered cases have also surged with a total of 28,309 cured patients.

Wednesday’s fatalities included three in Pali, Bikaner (2) Karauli (1), Churu (1), Alwar (1) and two from other states.

The districts which reported new cases are Alwar (253), Jodhpur (154), Jaipur (102), Udaipur (79), Pali (76), Sikar (57), Barmer (53), Bharatpur (51), Ajmer (47), Kota (45), Bhilwara (29), Sirohi (27), Jalore (24), Rajsamand (24), Sriganganagar (19), Banswara (17), Nagaur (17), Churu (16), Dungarpur (11), Dausa (10), Jhunjhunu (7), Hanumangarh (6), Jhalawar (5), Baran (4), Bundi (3), Sawai Madhopur (3), Karauli (2), Chittorgarh (2) and Pratapgarh (1).

In Jaipur, 34 different places reported 102 cases, including Jhotwara (10), Malviya Nagar (10) and Sanganer (8).