Coronavirus: Rajasthan reports 10 fatalities, 84 new cases

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent 
Jaipur, June 18 

Ten more patients succumbed to coronavirus in Rajasthan on Thursday morning even as 84 new cases were reported in the state.

As 10,582 patients out of 13,626 have recovered, the recovery rate rose to 77 per cent, and active cases continued to be below 3,000 during this month, the Medical and Health Secretary (ACS) Rohit Kumar Singh said here.

Of the 10,328 healthy people have been discharged from the government-run hospitals after their second negative reports, Singh said.

Six fatalities occurred in Bharatpur, two in Bikaner, and one each in Barmer and Chittorgarh. The death toll has spiked at 323, and the state’s case tally is now 13,626, he said.

Of today’s tally, Bharatpur reported 31 new patients, Jaipur 28, Sirohi 7, Jhunjhunu 6, Jhalawar 5, Churu 3, Dungarpur 2 and Rajsamand 2. There are 2,721 active cases in the state’s government-run hospitals.

Jaipur has reported 141 deaths, Jodhpur 28, Bharatpur 26, Kota 18, Ajmer 12, Nagaur 10, Pali 8, Bikaner 7, Chittorgarh 6, Sikar 5, Sawaimadhopur 5, Sirohi 5, Baran 4, Alwar 3, Dholpur 3, Bhilwara 3, Karauli 3, Jalore 2, Dausa 2, Banswara 2, Udaipur 2, Churu 1, Rajsamand 1, Pratapgarh 1, Jhunjhunu 1, Sriganganagar 1, Barmer 1, and Tonk 1. Twenty-one deaths were recorded in patients hailing from neighbouring states and are also included in the toll.