Rajasthan
Positivity rate plunges in Rajasthan, 59 casualties in past seven days | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Weekly Covid positivity rate dipped to 0.5% in third week of June from 2.1% in the first week. The number of persons who tested positive in third week of this month was 1,295 and the number of deaths also reduced to 59 in the same period, a sharp fall from 302 in the first week and 155 in the second.
The state has witnessed slight reduction in weekly Covid tests as it has gone below three-lakh mark as it logged 2,80,022.
The number of persons who recovered from Covid in the third week was 5,012, which were more than new infections reported in the same period.
With more persons recovering from the virus than new infections, active cases have also gone down to 2,691. Dungarpur has only four active cases, while Jalore, Bundi and Dholpur have seven active cases each.
A health department official said active cases have reduced with more people recovering. But, as the lockdown restrictions have eased a bit, people should continue following Covid appropriate behavior to avoid any risk of getting infected with the virus.
In the last 24 hours, six persons died, while 151 others tested positive taking the casualty count to 8,901 and tall to 9,51,256. Districts which reported new cases are, Alwar (53), Jaipur (26), Jodhpur (10), Sikar (9),Sriganganagar (8), Hanumangarh (5), Udaipur (5), Bikaner (5), among others.
The state has witnessed slight reduction in weekly Covid tests as it has gone below three-lakh mark as it logged 2,80,022.
The number of persons who recovered from Covid in the third week was 5,012, which were more than new infections reported in the same period.
With more persons recovering from the virus than new infections, active cases have also gone down to 2,691. Dungarpur has only four active cases, while Jalore, Bundi and Dholpur have seven active cases each.
A health department official said active cases have reduced with more people recovering. But, as the lockdown restrictions have eased a bit, people should continue following Covid appropriate behavior to avoid any risk of getting infected with the virus.
In the last 24 hours, six persons died, while 151 others tested positive taking the casualty count to 8,901 and tall to 9,51,256. Districts which reported new cases are, Alwar (53), Jaipur (26), Jodhpur (10), Sikar (9),Sriganganagar (8), Hanumangarh (5), Udaipur (5), Bikaner (5), among others.
