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India News | 471 Virus Cases in Rajasthan; No Fresh Death

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. For the first time in the past nine months, no coronavirus-related death was recorded in Rajasthan on Friday even as 471 new cases pushed the state's infection count to 3,12,091, according to a bulletin.

India News | 471 Virus Cases in Rajasthan; No Fresh Death

Jaipur, Jan 8 (PTI) For the first time in the past nine months, no coronavirus-related death was recorded in Rajasthan on Friday even as 471 new cases pushed the state's infection count to 3,12,091, according to a bulletin.

So far, COVID-19 has claimed 2,727 lives in the state. As many as 507 people have died in Jaipur, 294 in Jodhpur, 220 in Ajmer, 167 in Kota, 166 in Bikaner, 120 in Bharatpur, 112 in Udaipur, 109 in Pali and 98 in Sikar.

On Friday, Rajasthan recorded 471 new cases, including 96 in Jaipur, 41 in Jodhpur, 39 in Kota, 32 in Bhilwara, 28 in Nagaur, 23 each in Dungarpur and Udaipur and 20 in Ajmer.

The total number of infected people now stands at 3,12,091, the bulletin said, adding that currently 7,402 people are under treatment.

As per the bulletin, 3,01,962 people have been discharged after treatment.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)