Rajasthan: Udaipur attracts CM Ashok Gehlot attention as second wave emerged from there | Jaipur News
Though Udaipur has slightly less active cases, it has attracted the attention of chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who told secretary health Siddharth Mahajan on Saturday that despite Udaipur not being as populated as Jaipur, they have almost equal number of active case.
Mahajan said not only Udaipur, but entire Udaipur division is important in the fight against Covid as people continuously migrate from Maharashtra and Gujarat and enter from south of Rajasthan. “Cases reported recently in Banswara were from other states. We are closely monitoring the situation in Udaipur division as the second wave had also emerged from there,” said Mahajan.
Jaipur has 67 active cases and Udaipur’s active cases are 60, while the state’s active cases are currently 237. In August, no Covid death has been reported, while 147 persons have tested positive for the virus in the past seven days. In July, 33 persons died of Covid out of which 15 deaths happened in Udaipur.
Jaipur and Udaipur collectively reported more than 50% of the Covid cases reported in the state in August (1-7). They currently collectively accommodate 53.6% of the active cases state currently has.
Besides, 19 persons tested positive for Covid in the state on Saturday, taking the overall tally to 9,53,812. No death has been reported. The state’s toll stands at 8,954.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (6), Udaipur (4), Jalore (4), Jhalawar (1),Ajmer (1), Bikaner (1), Pratapgarh (1) and Kota (1).
