The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Rajasthan was reported on 2 March 2020 in Jaipur. The Rajasthan Health Department had confirmed a total of 29,835 cases, including 563 deaths and 21866 recoveries as of 20 July 2020. All districts in the state had reported confirmed cases of which, Jaipur was the worst-affected.
Timeline
March On 2 March 2020, an 69-year-old Italian tourist who was part of a group of 23 tourists from Italy tested positive for COVID-19. His initial test returned negative, but after deterioration of his condition, a second test was made which returned positive. Two days later, his wife also tested positive which worried the health authorities since the group had travelled to numerous tourist destinations. On 3 March, the Union Health Ministry held a meeting with officials of the Rajasthan Health Department over the outbreak. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan ordered the hotels where the Italian tourists resided to be sanitized. On 11 March, an 85-year-old man in Jaipur tested positive who had travel history to Dubai.
On 18 March, three people of a family tested positive for COVID-19 in Jhunjhunu which took the total cases to seven in the state. The three, a couple and their two-year-old daughter, had returned from Italy on 8 March. Immediately after confirmation, movement restrictions were enforced 1 km2 of their residence. The state imposed Section 144 across the entire state on 19 March. It also imposed a curfew around the family's residence and carried out surveillance to prevent forming of a positive cluster.
Three doctors of a private hospital along with six others tested positive in Bhilwara district on 20 March. 25 suspects were identified and kept in isolation. The government imposed a curfew on the whole district and sealed its borders. Door-to-door survey of around 80,000 houses in the Bhilwara city was initiated.
On 26 March, a 45-year-old man from Ramganj in Jaipur who had returned from Oman on 12 March, tested positive and emerged as a super spreader. Authorities said that he was asked to self quarantine, but instead he violated the given instructions and go on to meet other people. Ramganj was put under a curfew as it became a new hotspot in the state. Door-to-door screening was started. As of 16 April, 232 cases were traced back to the super spreader in Ramganj.
April On April 3, the state recorded 46 cases, bringing the total cases to 179. It included nine evacuees from Iran and 33 Tablighi Jamaat participants. Bharatpur, Bikaner, Dausa and Dholpur districts reported their first cases due to the Tablighi Jamaat members.
On April 4, first death of the state was reported in Bikaner, as a 60-year-old woman died due to the virus. Till April 7, three died due to the virus.
By 10 April, of 27 positive cases found in Bhilwara, 25 patients had been cured of the infection and 15 were discharged from hospital. Between 3–10 April, only two new cases had been reported in the city. The containment strategy followed by the district administration referred as the "Bhilwara model" was praised nationwide for its effectiveness in containment of the virus.
On 13 April, 11 new coronavirus cases were reported, bringing the total tally to 815. Ten were in Bharatpur and one was in Banswara district of the state.
By 17 April, Tonk, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Kota, Jhalawar, Bharatpur, Banswara and Bikaner districts emerged as the new hotspots of the virus as these saw a surge in cases in April.
On 20 April, 98 cases were reported. 50 from Jaipur, 33 from Jodhpur, 7 from Kota, 3 from Nagaur, 2 from Jhunjhunu and 1 each from Tonk, Banswara and Ajmer .
On 21 April, 159 cases were reported: 72 from Jaipur, 35 from Ajmer, 16 from Jodhpur, 10 from Nagaur, 7 from Dausa, 5 each from Bhilwara and Hanumangarh, 2 each from Kota, Swai Madhopur, and Tonk, and 1 from Jhunjunu.
On 22 April, 153 cases and one death were reported, taking total cases to 1,888 and death toll to 27. 68 in Jaipur, 44 in Ajmer, 17 in Tonk, 11 in Jodhpur, 6 in Kota, 4 in Nagaur, and 1 each in Swai Moadhopur and Bharatpur were reported. Ajmer's Dargah area which is a densely populated area, had emerged as a new hotspot after reporting 79 cases in last two days, taking total infections to 103 in the district.
On 23 April, 76 cases and 1 death were reported.
On 24 April, 70 cases and 4 deaths were reported, taking total cases to 2,034 and death toll to 32.
On 25 April, 49 cases and two deaths were reported. 15 were reported from Jaipur, 10 from Jodhpur, 6 from Ajmer, 5 each from Kota and Jhalawar, 2 each from Bharatpur and Dholpur, and first case were reported in Rajsamand and Chittorgarh.
On 26 April, 102 cases and 7 deaths were reported. 38 tested positive in Jodhpur, 20 in Nagaur, 16 in Jaipur and 11 in Ajmer.
On 27 April, 77 cases and 9 deaths were reported. 11 tested positive in Jodhpur, 10 in Jhalawar, 8 in Tonk and 7 each in Kota and Chittorgarh.
On 28 April, 102 cases and 2 deaths were reported. 26 tested positive in Jaipur, 25 in Jodhpur, 24 in Kota, 11 in Ajmer and 8 in Tonk.
On 29 April, 74 cases and 3 deaths were reported. 22 tested positive in Jaipur, 13 in Jodhpur, 9 in Pali and 8 in Chittorgarh.
On 30 April, 146 cases and 3 deaths were reported. 97 tested positive in Jodhpur and 29 in Jaipur. First case in Baran was reported.
May On 1 May, 82 cases and 4 deaths were reported. 35 tested positive in Jodhpur, 21 in Jaipur and rest in other districts.
On 2 May, 106 cases and 6 deaths were reported. 60 tested positive in Jodhpur and 33 in Jaipur and rest in other districts.
On 3 May, 114 cases and 3 deaths were reported. 40 from Chittorgarh, 32 from Jaipur and 27 from Jodhpur.
On 4 May, 175 cases and 6 deaths were reported. 89 tested positive in Jodhpur, 29 in Jaipur, and rest in other districts. In Chittorgarh's Nimbahera town over 100 people tested positive after first case from the town was reported on 25 April of a man with travel history to Indore, who was believed to be spreader of the infection. The area became an hotspot and a curfew was imposed.
On 5 May, 97 cases and 12 deaths were reported. 41 tested positive in Jodhpur, 25 in Jaipur, and remaining in other districts.
On 6 May, 159 cases and 4 deaths were reported and number of recoveries crossed the active cases in the state. 30 BSF Soldiers who returned from Delhi after COVID-19 management duty tested positive. 50 tested positive in Jodhpur, 43 in Jaipur and rest in other districts. Jalore reported its first 3 cases.
On 7 May, 110 cases and 6 deaths were reported. 30 tested positive in Jodhpur, 21 in Jaipur, and rest in other districts. Sirohi reported its first positive case, 12 more BSF personals tested positive in Jodhpur.
On 8 May, 152 cases were reported, 4 people died taking death toll to 103. 59 tested positive in Udaipur, 34 in Jaipur, and remaining in other districts.
On 9 May, 129 cases and 3 deaths were reported. 51 tested positive in Jaipur, 24 in Udaipur, and remaining in other districts.
On 10 May, 106 cases and two deaths were reported. 30 tested positive in Udaipur, 23 in Jaipur and remaining in other districts. Udaipur city was declared as a containment zone and emerged as a hotspot due to sudden rise in cases after a homeguard constable tested positive in Kanji ka Hatta area. A strict curfew was imposed in the city to restrict the movement of the people. In areas where clusters were reported, people were shifted to the quarantine facilities to prevent community transmission.
On 11 May, 174 cases and 5 deaths were reported. 49 tested positive in Udaipur, 28 in Jaipur, and remaining in other districts.
On 12 May, 138 cases and 4 deaths were reported. 42 tested positive in Udaipur, 34 in Jaipur and rest in other districts.
On 13 May, 202 cases and 4 deaths were reported. 61 were reported in Jaipur, 33 in Udaipur, and remaining in other districts. 1 more BSF soldier tested positive. An increase in number of infected people was observed as large number of migrants started returning from the severely hit states from COVID-19. So far, 177 migrants had tested positive in the state. As a result, all the migrants would have to go through 14 day compulsory quarantine according to the State Health minister Dr. Raghu Sharma.
On 14 May, 206 cases and 4 deaths were reported. Udaipur reported 59 cases, 36 in Jodhpur, and remaining in other districts. 267 migrants had tested positive to date.
On 15 May, 213 cases were reported. 48 in Kota, 38 in Udaipur, and remaining in other districts tested positive. 6 more BSF personnel tested positive. So far, 327 migrants who returned to the state were found infected.
On 16 May, 213 cases and one death were reported. Jaipur reported highest 131 cases in the state, as 119 inmates including Jail superintendent in Jaipur District Jail tested positive. Infection was believed to be spread through an inmate who was brought on 10 April to the jail and later he tested positive. All the infected patients were separated in a COVID care centre set up inside the jail.
On 17 May, 242 cases and 5 deaths were reported, which took state tally to 5202. 60 tested positive in Jaipur, 43 in Jodhpur, and remaining in other districts. According to State health minister, random sampling in jails were started to prevent spread of the COVID-19. The Rajasthan High Court directed state government to form committees in each district to check if guidelines to prevent the infection were followed in the jails.
On 18 May, 305 cases and 7 deaths were reported. Daily new cases continued to rise as the migrants from other states returned. 656 migrants had tested positive in last five days. Dungarpur district recorded 64 cases, highest in the state, 47 tested positive in Jaipur, and remaining in other districts.
On 19 May, 338 cases out of which 232 were migrants and 5 deaths were reported. Dungarpur reported highest cases for second day in a row with 87 cases, 77 cases were reported in Pali, and remaining in other districts.
On 20 May, 170 cases and 4 deaths were reported in the state. In a week, 990 migrants had tested positive in the state.
On 21 May, 212 cases and 4 deaths were reported in the state.
On 22 May, 267 cases and 2 deaths were reported in the state. 30 in Pali, 29 in Jaipur, and remaining in other districts. Half of the active cases in the state were migrants which accounts nearly 1300, as around 1million migrants returned to the state in last 10 days.
On 23 May, 248 cases and 7 deaths were reported. Recovery rate of the state stood at 57% with 3786 recoveries. 26 tested positive in Jodhpur, 23 in Pali, and remaining in other districts.
On 24 May, 286 cases and 3 deaths were reported. 78 from Jaipur, 47 from Nagaur, and rest in other districts.
On 25 May, 272 cases and 4 deaths were reported. 50 from Pali, 48 from Nagaur, and remaining in other districts.
On 26 May, 236 cases and 3 deaths were reported. Till date, 2,011 migrants tested positive who returned from other states. 32 tested positive in Jaipur, 27 in Sirohi, and remaining in other districts.
On 27 May, 280 cases and 3 deaths were reported. Till date, 2,114 migrants tested positive after returning to the state. With Bundi reporting its first case, all the districts in the state got affected due to COVID-19. Jhalawar reported highest 68 cases, 42 from Jaipur, and remaining from other districts tested positive.
On 28 May, 251 cases and 7 deaths were reported. Jhalawar reported highest cases for consecutive second day with 69 cases, 64 from Jodhpur, and remaining from other districts tested positive. A total of 2,199 migrants had tested positive for the infection.
On 29 May, 298 cases and 4 deaths were reported in the state. 67 cases were from Jodhpur, 45 from Bharatpur, and remaining from other districts.
On 30 May, 252 cases and 9 deaths were reported. 41 cases were reported in Pali, 34 in Jodhpur, and remaining in other districts.