JAIPUR: Covid positivity rate in the state dipped to 15.3% in the past seven days (Jan 29-Feb 4) from 20.9% a week earlier (from Jan 22-28). Health department officials said the decrease in positivity rate showed that the pace at which the virus was spreading had slowed down a bit in the past seven days.
However, the state continued to report more than 20 deaths daily for the past 12 days. In past seven days (Jan 29-Feb 4), the state reported 151 deaths, up from 143 deaths a week earlier. The mortality rate has increased to 0.27% in past seven days from 0.18% (from Jan 22-28).
