Daily positivity rate dips below 10% in Jaipur, few other districts | Jaipur News
Jaipur currently has only 10,830 active cases. On Sunday, 7,173 samples were collected out of which 601 persons were found infected with the daily positivity rate of 8.3%. On May 1, the positivity rate was 24.8%.
In Jodhpur, the daily positivity rate has dropped down to 6.1% from 24.8% on May 1. In Alwar too, the daily positivity rate has gone down from 26.9% to 5.7% in 30 days. In Bikaner, the daily positivity rate has reduced from 34.4% to 7.2%.
“The decreasing positivity rate is an indication that the pace at which virus was spreading has slowed down. But, people should continue following appropriate Covid behavior to prevent chances of getting infected,” said a senior health department official.
On May 14, the state had reported record 2,12,753 active cases. Now, it has come down to 49,224. The state is currently accommodating 23.1% of the active cases, which were on May 14. In just 16 days, 1,63,529 active cases have dipped, accounting for 77% of such cases as on May 14.
In the last 24 hours, the state reported 66 Covid deaths, while 2,298 tested positive. As on Sunday, the casualty count stood at 8,317 while the cumulative tally is 9,38,460.
Districts which reported new cases areJaipur (601), Alwar (203), Jodhpur (164), Sriganganagar (148), Udaipur (107),Sikar (105), Hanumangarh (102), Bikaner (85), Jhunjhunu (84), Jaisalmer (64),Kota (64), Pali (48), Ajmer (44), Barmer (41), Bhilwara (41), Nagaur (38),Churu (37), Sawai Madhopur (37), Dausa (35), Chittorgarh (35), Bharatpur (34),Rajsamand (29), Bundi (22), Jhalawar (22), Tonk (20), Baran (19), Banswara(16), Dungarpur (16), Pratapgarh (15), Sirohi (9), Karauli (7), Dholpur (3) andJalore (3).
Districts which reported deaths areJaipur (14), Udaipur (10), Jodhpur (5), Hanumangarh (5), Ajmer (4), Bikaner(4), Rajsamand (3), Alwar (3), Pali (2), Kota (2), Sirohi (2), Sikar (2),Chittorgarh (2), Bharatpur (2), Banswara (2) and one death each was reported from Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Dungarpur and Bhilwara.
