COVID-19: Death toll reaches 301 with nine more fatalities in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal
Jaipur, June 15

The COVID-19 death toll spiked to 301 with nine more fatalities while 287 new patients have been detected positive in Rajasthan on Monday.

Jaipur reported four deaths, one death each in Bharatpur and Udaipur, and three patients who had come from other states have died due to COVID-19, a medical bulletin said tonight.

The cumulative tally of infected people has reached 12,981 with 2,895 active cases in the state.

Of the today’s tally, 46 patients tested positive in Pali, 41 in Jaipur, Alwar 38, Dholpur 33, Jodhpur 20, Sikar 19, Jhunjhunu 18, Barmer 10, Sirohi 10, Jalore 9, Hanumangarh 7, Ganganagar 6, Ajmer 5, Sawaimadhpur 5, Kota 3, Churu 3, Nagaur 2, Bharatpur 2, Bhilwara 2, Bikaner 2, Karauli 2, Udaipur 1, Tonk 1, Dausa 1, and Bundi 1.

Having 75 per cent recovery rate and about 2 per cent death rate, altogether 9,785 patients have recovered, and 9,562 have been discharged. The infected migrants figure has reached 3,719.

The breakup of the death toll is as follows: Jaipur 137, Jodhpur 27, Kota 18, Bharatpur 18,  Ajmer 12, Nagaur 9, Pali 8, Sikar 5, Sawaimadhopur 5, Bikaner 5, Chittorgarh 5,  Baran 4,  Sirohi 4, Bhilwara 3,  Karauli 3, Alwar 2, Jalore 2, Dausa 2,  Banswara 2, Udaipur 2,  Dholpur 1, Churu 1, Rajsamand 1,  Pratapgarh 1, Jhunjhunu 1, Sriganganagar 1 and Tonk 1,  and 21 death of patients hailing from neighbouring states also included in the toll.