Jaipur’s Positivity Rate Jumps To 4.4% | Jaipur News
Higher the positivity rate, the more will be the pace at which the virus will spread.
In the past 24 hours, Jaipur contributed 63% of the Covid cases in the state. On Sunday, the city reported 224 infections, taking the count of active cases to 1,012. The last time the city breached the 1,000-mark was on June 15 when it recorded 1,096 active infections.
As many as 47 areas of the city have reported infections while addresses of two patients were not found.
Overall, the state reported 355 fresh cases taking the overall tally to 9,56,883. The state’s casualty count stood at 8,964.
Jaipur was followed by Jodhpur (34), Ajmer (24), Pratapgarh (12), Alwar (11) and Kota (11). The rest 39 cases were reported from 13 other districts. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Pratapgarh, Alwar and Kota reported 89% of the cases.
A health department official said, “If any person has symptoms, he should isolate himself and consult a doctor and get a test done. Also, vaccination for children (15-18 years) is beginning tomorrow.”