Rajasthan now has 4th highest active Covid-19 cases, oxygen supply inadequate: Ashok Gehlot

RajasthanChief Minister AshokGehloton Friday said that the state now has the fourth highestactive Covid-19 casesbutoxygensupply is not adequate.

He said the situation is “extremely fragile” as there are also constraints in lifting 100 metric tonnes (MT) of allocated Oxygen from Burnpur andKalinganagarin the East and “this quota has not been adequately utilised by us despite best efforts”.

“Rajasthan has fourth highest active cases at 2.11 lac, which is 5.72% of the total active cases of the country. The present oxygen allocation is 435 MT.