Union health minister inaugurates medical colleges at Bharatpur, Bhilwara

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday inaugurated two new Medical Colleges at Bharatpur and Bhilwara in Rajasthan.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday inaugurated two new Medical Colleges at Bharatpur and Bhilwara in Rajasthan. Harsh Vardhan also inaugurated Superspeciality Blocks in Government Medical Colleges at Udaipur, Bikaner and Kota in Rajasthan, via video conferencing.

With 610 more COVID-19 cases, the total number of reported cases in Rajasthan has reached 73,935, informed the State Health Department on Wednesday. Three districts -- Jodhpur (136), Bikaner (127), and Jaipur (126) -- reported more than 100 positive cases of the novel coronavirus.

Six people succumbed to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 986 in the state. Of the six fatalities, three were from Jaipur, followed by two from Bikaner and one from Sikar district, according to data shared by the health department. At present, there are 14,607 active cases while a total of 58,342 people infected with the pathogen have been discharged, as of Wednesday. (ANI)