Nearly 50 per cent COVID patients recover in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent
Jaipur, May 6 

Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, nearly 50 per cent of those who contracted the disease have been cured in Rajasthan.

As of Wednesday, 1,536 out of the 3,193 COVID patients were cured, out of which 1,131 people have been discharged from hospitals in Rajasthan, Medical and Health Secretary (ACS) Rohit Kumar Singh said here.

Even 61 evacuees airlifted from Iran, who had tested positive, have recovered and most of them have been sent back to their homes. Two patients have been treated with Plasma Therapy.

Meanwhile, one patient died from COVID-19 in Sawaimadhopur taking the death toll to 90 in the state. Positive cases spiked to 3,193 with 35 new cases on Wednesday.

Jaipur has reported the highest number of cases in the state at 1,069, followed by Jodhpur at 762 patients.

Jaipur has also reported the maximum casualties at 52 followed by Jodhpur 14, Kota 9, two each in Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Sikar, Nagaur, and one each in Nimbahera, Bikaner, Alwar, Ajmer, Pratapgarh, Sawaimadhopur and Tonk.