Coronavirus: Rajasthan reports 7 deaths, 182 new cases

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent 
Jaipur, June 24 

Seven patients died of COVID-19 and 182 new confirmed cases were reported in parts of Rajasthan on Wednesday morning.

Three persons succumbed to the deadly virus in Bikaner, and one each in Bharatpur, Dausa, Kota, and Srigangangar, taking the death to 372 in the state. The cumulative cases surged to 15,809, a medical bulletin stated.

Dholpur reported 63 cases followed by Jaipur 53, Bharatpur 23, Kota 10, Nagaur 5, Sikar 5, Dausa 4, Jhalawar 4, Jhunjhunu 3, Sawaimadhopur 3, Rajsamand 2, Dungarpur 2, Bundi 2, Baran 2, and Udaipur 1.

Despite the rising trend of coronavirus cases in the state, the Medical and Health Secretary (ACS) Rohit Kumar Singh claimed the recovery rate has reached an all-time high of 78.2 per cent, and the death rate is now 2.33 per cent, about 0.33 higher than May.

A total of 4,576 migrants have been diagnosed since May 1. Altogether 12,424 have recovered, of which 12,178 have been discharged, and 3,013 are active cases, who are being treated at government-run hospitals.

The breakup of the death toll is as follows: Jaipur 151, Jodhpur 37, Bharatpur 31, Kota 22, Ajmer 14, Nagaur 12, Bikaner 10, Pali 8, Chittorgarh 6, Sikar 6, Sawaimadhopur 5, Bhilwara 5, Sirohi 5, Alwar 5, Baran 4, Karauli 4, Dholpur 3, Udaipur 3, Dausa 3, Sriganganagar 3, Jalore 2, Banswara 2, Barmer 2, Churu 2, Rajsamand 1, Pratapgarh 1, Jhunjhunu 1, and Tonk 1, and 23 death of patients hailing from neighbouring states also included in the toll.