Rajasthan confirms more 98 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus

In Rajasthan new 98 covid-19 cases reports on Friday, taking the number of cases to 1,229, while the state's death toll rose to 17 after two deaths were reported, officials said. A 56-year-old man suffering from the coronavirus died in Jodhpur around midnight, while a 22-year old man passed away due to the disease on Friday in Jaipur.

Of the 98



fresh cases, the highest 38 were reported from Jodhpur, 22 from Tonk, nine from Ajmer, eight from Jaipur, six each from Nagaur and Kota and one each from Jhalawar, Dausa, Jhunjhunu. The remaining six are evacuees from Iran, the officials said.

With the two fatalities, the number of COVID-19 deaths has increased to 17, according to a government official.