Covid cases fall sharply in Rajasthan, recovery rate improves

JAIPUR: After witnessing a surge in Covid cases after the festive season, the state did not waste time and tightened its restrictions which helped in reducing cases. The move has increased the doubling rate of cases to 91.5 days, up from 68.89 days on December 13. Doubling of deaths is also taking more days now — 110 days from 88.3 days a month ago.
Though doubling of cases and deaths are taking more time in Rajasthan, it is still behind the average time taken by the country. Across the country, deaths are doubling in 121 days, while cases are doubling in 113.59 days.
While the graph of cases in the state has been going down over the past month, recovery rate in Rajasthan surpassed the national average. The state’s recovery rate has reached 96.98% against the national average of 96.4%.
A senior health department official said they had managed to increase the time of doubling of cases and deaths by taking a series of measures such as generating awareness and also by expanding healthcare services for Covid patients.
The health department official said they were taking measures to ensure to prevent the spread of the UK’s mutated strain as four persons have been found infected with it.
In the last 24 hours, two persons died while 429 others tested positive taking the overall casualty count to 2,736 and cumulative count to 3,13,425.
Districts which reported new cases are Kota (76), Jaipur (76), Jodhpur (60), Nagaur (26), Pali (20), Bhilwara (18), Ajmer (17), Alwar (16), Jhalawar (15), Sriganganagar (13), Chittorgarh (12), Udaipur (11), Baran (11), Dungarpur (11), Sirohi (7), Sikar (6), Banswara (6), Jalore (6), Sawai Madhopur (4), Bundi (4), Pratapgarh (3), Hanumangarh (2), Jhunjhunu (2), Bikaner (2), Barmer (1), Bharatpur (1), Dausa (1), Karauli (1) and Tonk (1).
Kota reported its 168th Covid-19 death and Sikar reported its 99th.