Jaipur, Aug 4 (PTI) Rajasthan's Covid tally rose to 9,53,733 on Wednesday with 18 fresh cases, while the death toll stood at 8,954 as no new fatality was reported in the state, according to a health bulletin.

Twenty-four of 33 districts in the state did not record a single positive case in the last 24 hours.

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Of the fresh cases, five were reported from Udaipur and four from Jaipur, among others.

A total of 9,44,568 people have recovered from the infection and there are 211 active cases in the state, the bulletin said.

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