273 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Rajasthan; total count 9,372

Yash Goyal

Our Correspondent 

Jaipur, June 2

Rajasthan reported 273 fresh coronavirus cases on Tuesday, with the state’s tally spiking to 9,372.

The COVID-19 death toll has touched 203 with four patient succumbing to the virus in the state on Tuesday.

Two patients died in Jaipur, and one each in Bharatpur and Kota, a state medical bulletin said tonight.

As of Tuesday, four lakh COVID-19 tests have been conducted in the state, of which 1.10 lakh tests alone were performed at SMS Hospital in Jaipur, state Health Minister Raghu Sharma claimed.

As compared to the national rate of emergence of cases, which has doubled in the past 12 days, Rajasthan has observed a doubling of cases in 18 days, the Minister said.

Of the 273 fresh cases, Bharatpur tested 70 people were tested positive, while Jodhpur 44, Jaipur 42, Jhalawar 23, Kota 13, Pali 13, Sirohi 12,  Alwar 10, Bhilwara 8, Dausa 7,  Jhunjhunu 6, Sikar 5, Udaipur 4, Barmer 3, Chittorgarh 3, Bikaner 2,  Churu 2, Dholpur 2, Ajmer 1, Ganganagar 1, Tonk 1, and other districts 1. 

Out of 9,373 patients, a total of 6,435 patients have recovered and 5,895 have returned home after two negative testings.

Jaipur alone has reported 2,069 confirmed cases, of which 96 have succumbed to the illness since March first week.

Most of them are migrants who landed there from neighbouring states of UP, MP, Gujarat and Mumbai.

Since May 1, as many as 2,666 migrants are being treated in government-run hospitals. There are now 2,735 active patients taking treatment in government hospitals.

The breakup of the death toll is as follows — Jaipur (96), Jodhpur (19), Kota (17), Nagaur (8), Ajmer (7),  Pali (7),  Sikar (5), Bharatpur (5), Chittorgarh (4), Bikaner (4) Sirohi (3), Karauli (3),  Alwar (2),  Jalore (2), Banswara (2),  Bhilwara (2),  Churu (1),  Rajsamand (1), Udaipur (1), Pratapgarh (1), Sawaimadhopur (1), Jhunjhunu (1), Dausa (1), Baran (1) and Tonk (1), 8 death of patients hailing from neighbouring state are also included in the toll.

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