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Jaipur regains top spot in Covid active cases

JAIPUR: Jaipur yet again topped the list of districts with highest number of Covid active cases surpassing Alwar. With 121 new infections, active cases in Pink City touched new high of 1,993, highest in the state. While the situation has slightly improved with 209 recoveries in Alwar, the number of active cases in the district now stands at 1,917.



Apart from Jaipur and Alwar, two districts which currently have more than 1,000 active cases are Jodhpur (1,636) and Kota (1,622).

Bhilwara with 231 recoveries tops the list. The district now has 400 active cases.

It is a good sign that the number of active cases have been on the decline, though marginally. Active cases in the state currently stand at 13,630, down from Tuesday’s 13,677 and Monday’s 13,810.

It is for 19 days in a row the state has reported more than 1,000 new infections daily. On Wednesday too, the state reported 1,213 new infections bringing the tally to 56,100. In the last 24 hours, 11 persons died taking the toll to 822 in the state.

Kota reported two deaths taking its toll to 53, Pali reported two deaths taking its fatalities to 35, Tonk reported two deaths taking its casualties to five, Jalore reported three deaths taking its deaths to nine and Dausa reported its 5th fatality and Pratapgarh its fourth.

Districts which reported new cases are Jodhpur (193), Dholpur (177), Jaipur (121), Bikaner (115), Alwar (79), Kota (79), Bundi (78), Ajmer (60), Bharatpur (38), Udaipur (38), Jhalawar (34), Bhilwara (33), Nagaur (28), Jhunjhunu (26), Chittorgarh (17), Dungarpur (13), Rajsamand (13), Sawai Madhopur (10), Karauli (10), Sirohi (9), Barmer (8), Baran (7), Tonk (6), Pratapgarh (6), Sriganganagar (5), Sikar (5), Banswara (4) and Dausa (1).

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