Jaipur: Within 24 hours, active cases increased by 25.6% from 30,597 to 38,448 in the state, which witnessed a steep increase in the case of Covid-19.
New infections every day also saw a significant leap of 49% with 9,488 cases reported on Wednesday compared to 6,366 cases a day back.
Tally the whole country is now at 9.98,126.
Jaipur reported 3,659 cases, increasing the active case from 14,006 to 16,919 in 24 hours.
The city was attended by Jodhpur (3,458), Alwar (2,434), Udaipur (1,876), City (1,704), Bikaner (1,640), Bharatpur (1,286) and Ajmer (1,120).
Taking the dead to 8,981 in the state, three people died, including a 96-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman in Jaipur and a 65-year-old man in Sikar.
In two days, seven people have died of Covid, all with comorbidity.
The step in which the virus spread has placed health authorities on their toes.
This department now collects more than 60,000 samples to test every day, which is expected to increase into one lakh.
In the midst of the increasing case of Corona, Minister of Health Parsadi Lal Meena examined JK Lone Hospital and reviewed the preparation for the third covid wave.
“To treat children, we have 246 neonatal ICU, 110 pediatric beds and 110 ICU available at the hospital.
It has two liquid oxygen plants and one oxygen generation factory, which can collectively produce 2,000 cylinders every day.
In addition, The hospital has 150 ventilators, “said Meena.in Sikar, the Khatu Shyamji area has witnessed the increasing number of cases.
The Department of Health and Administration in the district is carrying out prevention activities in the area.
“In a short period of time, the area has reported 160 Covid cases.
A ‘Mela’ was held from December 28 to January 1 where people from other countries also came.
Section 144 has now been applied in the area.
The shopkeeper has also been tested Positive for Covid.
We have to close some ‘Dharamshalas’ for one day, “said Dr.
Ajay Chaudhary, head of medical health officers, Sikar.