Rajasthan reports 68 new coronavirus patients, death toll at 213

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent 
Jaipur, June 5

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Rajasthan reported 69 new coronavirus positive cases on Friday, taking the tally to 9,930.

No fresh fatality was reported in the state. The death toll stood at 213, a medical bulletin said.

Jaipur having 2,152 afflicted patients, so far has touched a death toll figure of 101 with four patients succumbed to the dreaded viral disease on Thursday.

Of Friday’s tally, Jhalawar reports 23, Bharatpur 20, Jaipur 16, Baran 4, Kota 2, Sawaimdhopur 1, and patients from other states 2.

So far 2859 migrants are being treated in the government-run hospitals. There are now 2,555 active patients taking treatment in government hospitals.

Out of 9930 patients, 7162 have been recovered and 6551 have returned home after two negative testings.

The breakup of the death toll is as follows: Jaipur reported 101 deaths Jodhpur (20), Kota (17), Nagaur (8), Ajmer (7), Pali (7), Bharatpur (6), Sikar (5), Chittorgarh (4), Bikaner (4) Sirohi (3), Karauli (3), Alwar (2), Jalore (2), Banswara (2), Bhilwara (2), Baran (2), Sawaimadhopur (2), Churu (1), Rajsamand (1), Udaipur (1), Pratapgarh (1), Jhunjhunu (1), Dausa (1) and Tonk (1), 9 death of patients hailing from the neighbouring state also included in the toll.

Central Team 

Meanwhile, a two-member Central government team, led by Joint Secretary Rajiv Thakur, reviewed the Coronavirus situation and recovery of patients in Ramganj and Central Jail on Thursday.

Jaipur’s CMHO-I Dr Narottam Sharma who accompanied the team said the two members visited a Covid-19 positive person’s house and also went to the place where sampling was being done. He apprised the team out of 210 positive patients found in Jaipur’s jail in May, six are left and all others discharged from the COVID centre set up at the Jail premises.