Rajasthan corona count: 8 die, 718 test positive

Jaipur, September 5

Rajasthan on Saturday reported eight deaths due to COVID-19 and 718 fresh cases of infection, taking the total number of fatalities and positive cases in the state to 1,116 and 88,515 respectively.

Three persons died in Jaipur, two in Alwar, and one each in Dausa, Nagaur and Sikar while the maximum positive cases 136 were reported from Jaipur, according to official figures.

Other cases were reported from Kota (103), Ajmer (77), Alwar (75), Jodhpur (52), Jhalawar and Bikaner (26 each), Jhunjhunu (22), Jaisalmer and Tonk (20 each), Sawaimadhopur (19), Pali (16), Chittorgarh (14), Nagaur and Bundi (13 each), Dholpur (10), Bharatpur, Churu, Bhilwara and Ganganagar (8 each), Barmer (7), Banswara, Sirohi and Udaipur (5 each).

A total of 71,990 COVID-19 patients have been recovered so far and the number of active cases at present is 15,409. PTI