Rajasthan recorded 11 more cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the state's tally to 815, an official said. The virus has so far claimed 11 lives in the state. He said the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state has risen to 815.
"As many as 11 new cases have come up today, including 10 in Bharatpur and one in Banswara district of the state," Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said.
The total cases of coronavirus in Rajasthan include two Italian citizens, 52 people who have been brought from Iran to the army health centres in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Jaipur has reported the highest number of 341 cases so far.
Entire state is under lockdown from March 22 and massive survey and screening is underway to trace the contagion.
Tests were conducted on two people who had died on Saturday and their reports come out as positive for the virus on Sunday, Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said.
A 13-year-old girl from Jaipur died at the JK loan hospital while undergoing treatment for intestine perforation and septicaemia, whereas a 60-year-old diabetic man from Tonk district who had come here for a surgery also died. Both tested positive for COVID-19.
"As many as 104 new cases have come up today in 11 districts of the state," Singh added.
Of the fresh cases, 15 are in Banswara, 12 in Tonk, eight each in Jodhpur and Bikaner, seven in Kota, five in Nagaur, three in Churu, two in Hanumangarh, one each in Jaisalmer and Sikar, and two are evacuees from Iran who landed in Jodhpur airport last month.
The state's coronavirus count includes two Italian citizens and 52 people brought back from Iran and lodged at Army health centres in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Jaipur has reported the highest number of 341 cases so far.
The state is under a lockdown from March 22 and a massive survey and screening is underway to trace the contagion.
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