COVID-19: Rajasthan reports 24 new cases, tally rises to 325

Rajasthan on Tuesday reported 24 new novel coronavirus cases, taking the total such cases to 325 in the state, said Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Jodhpur has nine new cases -- six are the family members of a patient found positive on Monday, a woman who is wife of another patient reported infected the same day, and one patient in contact with a woman who tested coronavirus positive earlier. The 9th cases is of a woman surveyor from Udaimandir area, Singh said.

Jaisalmer(Pokhran) has registered seven cases -- all of them tested positive after contact with a corona patient.

Four new cases were reported from Banswara -- a 28-year-old man, a 42-year-old woman, 34-year-old woman and 47-year-old woman. All are close contacts and family members of a victim who is suspected to have died of COVID-19 as well as two confirmed coronavirus cases from Kushalgarh area.

One new case has been reported in Churu, said to be an attendee of Tablighi Jammat meet in Delhi.

Three new cases have been reported in Jaipur-Ramganj area, which includes an 8-year-old boy and two women, Singh said.