COVID-19: Jaipur records two deaths, toll rises to 23 in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal
Jaipur, April 19

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In the last 24 hours, the coronavirus has claimed lives of two people in Jaipur raising the death toll to 23 in Rajasthan.

A 65-year-old man afflicted with coronavirus from the posh locality of Raja Park died at a private hospital here on Saturday night.

The second person, whose details are yet to be released, died on Sunday, Medical and Health Secretary (ACS) Rohit Kumar Singh said in a bulletin.

The death toll due to COVID-19 in Jaipur alone has risen to 14 out of a total 22 in Rajasthan since March 3.

Whereas the COVID-19 infectious patients’ figure spiked to 1478 with 127 new cases reported from eight districts till later tonight.

Besides Jaipur’s 14 casualties, including one 13-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh,  two deaths each were reported  from Bhilwara, Jodhpur and Kota, and one each from Alwar, Tonk, and Bikaner since the outbreak of the dreaded viral disease.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has set up a panel to assist other states in taking coaching students from Kota.

The chief minister has formed a committee to look into the issue and has already started reaching out to the governments of other states so that the students willing to return to their home can go under quarantine norms, quoting him an official statement said.

The Gehlot government also announced an elaborate scheme for modified lockdown and relaxation in some important sectors effective from midnight.

The areas include construction activities, medical and health projects in rural and urban areas, transportation of goods, opening of highway’s truck repair shops and certain dhabhas, online marketing, restaurants and eateries (only home delivery), medical shops,  agriculture related services, and permission to industries, workshops and mining sector, electricians, plumber, maintenance of housing complexes etc.

The state government offices would be opened tomorrow with rotational duties of employees under strict vigilance.