Coronavirus claims two more lives in Jaipur, 70 people infected in Rajasthan

Yash Goyal
Our Correspondent 
Jaipur, May 17

With fluctuating figures between rising and descending trends, since early May, coronavirus, on Sunday claimed two lives and afflicted 70 people including 14 new positive patients in Jaipur's Central and District Jails. 

The tally of infected patients in jails has risen to 133, and the state's total increased up to 5,030 this morning, a medical bulletin said. 

Two patients died in Jaipur on Saturday night, taking the death toll to 128 in the state. 

Overall 386 returnee migrants are also figured in the positive cases' tally. Of 5,030 patients, 2,991 have been recovered and out of the 2,576 have been discharged. 

Altogether 1,991 are active patients in the state-run hospitals. 

Jaipur has recorded maximum casualties of 70 including 4 of Uttar Pradesh's patients, followed by Jodhpur 17, Kota 10, Ajmer 5, three in Nagaur and Pali, two each in Alwar, Karauli, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Sikar, Chittorgarh, and one each in Jalore, Churu, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Sawaimadhopur and Tonk. 

COVID-19 has covered 31 out of 33 districts of the state barring Sriganganagar and Bundi as the district administration is on toes round the clock checking all exit and entry points since March 3. 

COVID-19 Testing Centre

Rajasthan Medical and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma announced that every district would soon have a COVID-19 testing Centre so that migrant labourers coming from other states could go for screening and tests.

While in some districts the testing facilities would be doubled in Sirohi, Pali, Banswara, Jalore, Chittorgarh, Nagaur, Sriganganagar, and Alwar as they are closed to the bordering states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, Minister said. 

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