Rajasthan
At 158 deaths & over 17,200 cases in 24 hours, Rajasthan faces record virus surge | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The Covid-19 situation is worsening in Rajasthan by the day with the state reporting 158 fatalities and 17,269 new infections in 24 hours on Thursday. Both deaths and new cases are the highest-ever for a single day. With these deaths, the toll crossed the 4,000 mark to reach 4,084. The overall tally in the state is now 5,80,846 and active cases 1,69,519.
To get a perspective on the Covid surge, the state had reported only four deaths and 1,350 new cases on April 1. But on Thursday, daily fatalities rose 39.5 times and infections 13 times since then.
Of the districts, Jaipur and Jodhpur contributed 39% of total deaths on the day, reporting 32 and 30 fatalities, respectively. Similarly, both districts contributed 32.63% of the total new infections.
Jaipur’s 32 casualties took its toll to 723. The city’s active cases, meanwhile, rose to 35,793. Jodhpur’s 30 deaths took its total fatalities to 560, while Udaipur reported 12 deaths and Barmer and Sikar 10 deaths each.
“The situation is really alarming as we are fighting an emergency daily, starting with the allotment of beds to new patients requiring oxygen to treating patients and witnessing deaths,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent, RUHS.
The districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (3,602), which continued to have the highest number of daily cases in the state, followed by Jodhpur (2,036), Alwar (1,101), Udaipur (1,105), Sikar (849), Bikaner (801), Pali (702), Kota (701) and Ajmer (523).
To get a perspective on the Covid surge, the state had reported only four deaths and 1,350 new cases on April 1. But on Thursday, daily fatalities rose 39.5 times and infections 13 times since then.
Of the districts, Jaipur and Jodhpur contributed 39% of total deaths on the day, reporting 32 and 30 fatalities, respectively. Similarly, both districts contributed 32.63% of the total new infections.
Jaipur’s 32 casualties took its toll to 723. The city’s active cases, meanwhile, rose to 35,793. Jodhpur’s 30 deaths took its total fatalities to 560, while Udaipur reported 12 deaths and Barmer and Sikar 10 deaths each.
“The situation is really alarming as we are fighting an emergency daily, starting with the allotment of beds to new patients requiring oxygen to treating patients and witnessing deaths,” said Dr Ajeet Singh, superintendent, RUHS.
The districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (3,602), which continued to have the highest number of daily cases in the state, followed by Jodhpur (2,036), Alwar (1,101), Udaipur (1,105), Sikar (849), Bikaner (801), Pali (702), Kota (701) and Ajmer (523).
