Rajasthan: Jaipuria Hospital declared dedicated Covid facility as active cases near 10,000 in city | Jaipur News
The state government is anticipating that more beds will be required in the coming days as the number of active cases in Jaipur rose to 9,204 while the state’s figures touched 49,276 on Thursday.
In the last 24 hours, 33 persons died, while 6,658 tested positive taking the casualty count to 3,041 and infection numbers to 3,87,950.
In September 2020, the health department had declared the 300-bed Jaipuria Hospital as a dedicated Covid facility, but as the first wave slowed down, the government reserved only 100 beds. However, 300 beds will be reserved for Covid patients now.
Health secretary Siddharth Mahajan on Thursday issued orders that will come into effect from April 19. The health department is giving time to Jaipuria Hospital administration to shift all non-Covid patients from the hospital to other facilities such as Sawai Man Singh Hospital and to Mahila Chikitsalaya depending on the requirement of treatment of the patients.
“The health department is taking measures to increase bed capacity for Covid patients across the state and for the purpose directions have been issued to all collectors,” said a senior health department official.
“We capacity of testing has doubled than November and December. We are conducting more than 50,000 tests daily, which is also a reason of jump in Covid cases,” said the official.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (848), Jodhpur (847), Udaipur (711), Kota (638),Alwar (361), Bhilwara (332), Ajmer (258), Rajsamand (247), Dungarpur (239),Bikaner (194), Chittorgarh (174), Sawai Madhopur (146), Sikar (145),Hanumangarh (131), Jhalawar (128), Jalore (121), Baran (116), Dausa (112),Karauli (100), Bharatpur (89), Nagaur (85), Sriganganagar (82), Sirohi (71),Jhunjhunu (70), Banswara (66), Tonk (64), Dholpur (61), Pali (54), Pratapgarh(51), Churu (33), Bundi (32), Jaisalmer (28) and Barmer (24).
With four deaths Kota’s toll rose to 192, four died in Bikaner taking its casualties to 176,three died in Jaipur taking its toll to 547, three persons died in Jodhpur taking its fatalities to 336, three persons died in Udaipur taking its casualties to 163, three died in Alwar taking its toll to 84, three died in Jhalawar taking its toll to 33, two persons died in Pali taking its fatalities to 118, two persons died in Nagaur taking its toll to 105, Ajmer 237th,Sikar 106th, Jalore 56th,Chittorgarh 49th, Churu 44th and Baran reported its 38thCovid-19 death.
