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Rajasthan reports 2 more COVID-19 cases, count reaches 198

By ANI | Updated: April 4, 2020 14:50 IST

Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Jodhpur, taking the total number of cases to 198 in Rajasthan, including 41 Tablighi Jamaat attendees, informed the State Health Department on Saturday.

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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 4 : Two more COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in Jodhpur, taking the total number of cases to 198 in Rajasthan, including 41 Tablighi Jamaat attendees, informed the State Health Department on Saturday.

Both of them were contacts of the woman who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus. Out of these 198 cases, two are Italian nationals.

The Tablighi Jamaat event at the Nizamuddin has emerged as a hotspot for COVID-19 after several positive cases from across India were linked to the gathering including deaths in Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana.

With 355 new cases reported in the last 12 hours, India's tally of coronavirus positive cases rose to 2,902, said the ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.Out of 2,902 cases, 2,650 are active cases and 184 have been cured or discharged or have migrated.The total number of deaths reported due to the disease rose to 68 on Saturday.

( With inputs from ANI )

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