JAIPUR: Active cases are now only 1.2% of the state’s overall positive cases.
On Thursday, the state’s active caseload stood at 11,832, the fourth day it has remained below 20,000.
In Jaipur, active cases have reduced to 2,505 while in Alwar it is 1,155.
No other district in the state has more than 1,000 active cases.
Out of all the people infected since beginning of the pandemic, 9,27,443 have already recovered from Covid with 2,282 patients recovering in the last 24 hours.
This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 97.8%, which is showing an increasing trend.
In the last 24 hours, the state reported 30 Covid deaths while 520 tested positive taking tne casualty count to 8,749 and overall tally to 9,48,024.
In June (till 9th), 364 people have died of the virus at an average of 40 fatalities daily.
Deaths are happening despite dip in daily new infections and steady fall in active cases for the past three weeks.
Seven districts including Sirohi (99), Pratapgarh (95), Karauli (81), Baran (73), Sawai Madhopur (70), Jalore (46) and Dholpur (24) have less than 100 active cases.
“Active cases have been reducing in all the districts.
We are preparing for the third wave by strengthening the healthcare services in the rural areas by setting up oxygen plants, installing oxygen concentrators and upgrading other facilities,”said a health department official.
Districts which reported new cases are Jaipur (115), Alwar (46), Hanumangarh (45), Bikaner (40),Jodhpur (32), Sriganganagar (25), Jhunjhunu (22), Barmer (21), Udaipur (20), Sirohi(20), Sikar (18), Ajmer (15), Tonk (13), Dausa (11), Jaisalmer (10), Pali (9), Banswara(8), Bhilwara (7), Churu (6), Rajsamand (5), Jhalawar (5), Chittorgarh (5), Nagaur(5), Bundi (4), Pratapgarh (3), Karauli (3), Dungarpur (2), Bharatpur (2), Jalore(1), Sawai Madhopur (1) and Kota (1).
Districts which reported deaths are Udaipur (3), Jodhpur (3), Jaipur (3), Sriganganagar (3), Bikaner(2), Hanumangarh (2), Sikar (2), Alwar (2) and one death each was reported from Jaisalmer, Tonk, Sirohi, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Dungarpur,Bundi and Chittorgarh.