Rajasthan: Covid’s daily positivity rate goes below 1%

JAIPUR: Out of 44,742 samples tested for Covid in the last 24 hours, 308 were found infected with the virus, which brought down the positivity rate to as low as 0.7%. The state has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload and it currently stands at 7,441.
In the last 24 hours, the state registered a net decline of 959 cases and active cases are now only 0.8% of the state’s total positive cases.
So far, 9,33,421 people have recovered from Covid and 1,260 patients have defeated the virus in the last 24hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 98.3%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
No Covid cases were reported from Banswara, Baran, Dholpur and Karauli, while rest of the 27 districts reported 308 new infections taking the overall tally to 9,49,684.
A senior health department official said they have stepped up preparations to deal with the third wave, in case it emerges, which includes setting up oxygen plants, creating more ICUs and also arranging medicines.
The number of Covid deaths has also come down drastically. Seven persons died on Sunday, taking the state’s toll to 8,822.
Districts which reported new cases are Alwar (49), Jaipur (48), Bikaner (22), Jhunjhunu(19), Jodhpur (18), Sikar (17), Hanumangarh (16), Ajmer (13), Sriganganagar(13), Pali (13), Udaipur (11), Dausa (11), Pratapgarh (9), Tonk (7), Nagaur(6), Sirohi (6), Kota (5), Churu (5), Bhilwara (3), Jaisalmer (3), Jhalawar(3), Bundi (2), Barmer (2), Dungarpur (2), Bharatpur (1), Chittorgarh (1),Jalore (1), Rajsamand (1) and Sawai Madhopur (1).
Districts which reported deaths are Udaipur (2), Bikaner (2), Bharatpur (1), Jodhpur (1)and Ajmer (1).