Highest number of cases (158) in a single day rockets Udaipur past 2500
The highest number of single day cases before today, were recording exactly a month ago on 29 July, when 79 cases were reported in a day.
Aug 27, 2020, 21:49 IST
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Of the 158 COVID positive cases reported today, 138 are from the Udaipur municipal area and 20 are from upcountry and rural zone of Udaipur district.
Udaipur recorded its highest per day COVID hit today. 158 positive cases were reported by the CMHO from 2139 sample test reports received in the last 24 hours, which is 7% of the total reports for the day.
The highest number of single day cases before today, were recording exactly a month ago on 29 July, when 79 cases were reported in a day. Today's 158 is double of the largest number reported till yesterday and is more than the total number of cases in June (153).
A total of 15 cases have been identified in Hiran Magri Sector 14 today. 11 cases each have come from different areas in Savina and Fatehnagar/Mavli. 7 cases from Chitrakoot Nagar; 6 cases each from Sector 6, Hiran Magri and Balicha; 4 cases each from Bedla, Kharol Colony and Surajpol are the major cases. These concentrated areas along with cases spread equally across another 69 locations in the district have resulted in the highest single day Corona blast of 158 in Udaipur.
Of the cases identified today, 3 are Corona Warriors (health workers), 120 new cases and 34 close contacts. New cases have risen above the close contact percentage in the last 15 days. While the first 15 days of August witnessed 63% cases being those of close contacts, the last 12 days have witnessed over 63% new cases.
The banking sector is also taking a hit with nearly 15 cases reported from ICICI Bank, 6 from HDFC Bank and two cases being identified from IIFL Bank, Udaipur.
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