Rajasthan reports 10 Covid deaths, 492 new patients in 24 hours

Yash Goyal

Our Correspondent

Jaipur, June 10

Ten persons died of Covid-19, while 492 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours in Rajasthan on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, in view of the coronavirus spikes, the Director General of Police issued an order to the district Superintendent of Police and Collectors to seal the state borders with Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat and set up check posts to screen the entry and exit of people and vehicles, an official statement said on Wednesday.

In his order, the DGP-Law & Order ML Lather ordered that no person be allowed to enter or exit the state without a pass, which will be issued by the Collectors and Superintendents of Police.

The total tally of cases touched 11,368, while the death toll reached 256, a medical bulletin said. Of the new deaths, three each were reported in Jaipur and Jodhpur, while two were recorded in Ajmer.

Jaipur reported 140 new cases, followed by 85 in Bharatpur, 65 in Jodhpur, 50 in Pali, 21 each in Alwar and Jhunjhunu, 19 in Sikar, 14 in Nagaur, 10 in Kota, nine in Ajmer, seven in Churu, three in Jhalawar, two each in Sriganganagar and Bundi, and once each in Sirohi, Sawaimadhopur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Barmer, Bikaner and Baran.

Out of the 11,255 cases, 8,502 have recovered, while there are 2,610 active cases.

Rajasthan eyes European investment in post-Covid scenario

The Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, DB Gupta, and several senior bureaucrats held a webinar interaction with ambassadors, diplomats and business representatives from several European countries on Tuesday, inviting them to invest in the state.

The webinar was organised by Rajasthan Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) and European Business Group. The webinar also witnessed participation by representatives of European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC) and European Economic Group (EEG).

More than 30 companies across various sectors like Pharmaceutical, Agro Product Sector, Fertilisers Sector, Cement Sector, Skill Development Sector, Power Sector, Tourism Sector participated in the Webinar.