Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s Covid tally surpasses 4 lakh with record 9,046 new cases | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: Rajasthan recorded its biggest single-day spike of 9,046 fresh Covid-19 cases on Saturday, pushing the tally to 4,04,355, while the death toll mounted to 3,109 with 37 more fatalities, according to an official report.
Meanwhile, the weekend curfew remained effective on Saturday as shops and offices except essential services remained closed. The curfew will continue in the state till 5am on Monday.
The state government had announced the weekend curfew after a high-level review meeting chaired by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday night.
However, polling and election-related activities in Sahara (Bhilwara), Sujangarh (Churu) and Rajsamand (Rajsamand) constituencies were exempted.
Rajasthan now has 59,999 active novel coronavirus cases, the report said.
A maximum of 1,484 new cases were reported in Jaipur, followed by 1,265 in Jodhpur, 1,049 in Kota, 783 in Udaipur, 591 in Alwar, 407 in Bhilwara.
Meanwhile, the weekend curfew remained effective on Saturday as shops and offices except essential services remained closed. The curfew will continue in the state till 5am on Monday.
The state government had announced the weekend curfew after a high-level review meeting chaired by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday night.
However, polling and election-related activities in Sahara (Bhilwara), Sujangarh (Churu) and Rajsamand (Rajsamand) constituencies were exempted.
Rajasthan now has 59,999 active novel coronavirus cases, the report said.
A maximum of 1,484 new cases were reported in Jaipur, followed by 1,265 in Jodhpur, 1,049 in Kota, 783 in Udaipur, 591 in Alwar, 407 in Bhilwara.
