The active caseload of Covid-19 dropped to 15,641 in Jharkhand and below 4000 in Ranchi as at least 3155 Covid patients recovered in the state on Tuesday while 1247 residents were found infected by Coronavirus, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.
The Covid toll drew closer to the 5000-mark as at least 20 more patients, including three from Ranchi and four from East Singhbhum, died during treatment on the day, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated. As per the bulletin, as many as 4891 Jharkhand residents have died of Covid-19 so far.
Ranchi on Tuesday reported 237 fresh cases of infection against 484 recoveries and the active caseload here dropped to 3919 while the Covid toll reached 1515. On the other hand, the active caseload in East Singhbhum dropped to 1,325 as the district reported 108 fresh cases against 367 recoveries, NHM data highlighted. So far, 983 people have died of Covid-19 in East Singhbhum. These two districts jointly account for more than 30 per cent of the active caseload and over 50 per cent of the Covid deaths in Jharkhand.
Among other districts, Hazaribag reported 256 recoveries against 103 cases and two casualties. Bokaro reported 60 cases against 225 recoveries. Two patients died in Bokaro as well on the day. Barring Ranchi, Hazaribag and East Singhbhum, none of the remaining 21 districts reported a triple-digit-spike in cases. Palamu reported only six fresh cases of infection on the day while only 9 people were found infected in Sahegbanj.
The state on Tuesday tested swab samples of 58,572 residents and less than 2 per cent of them were found infected. As per government data, over 3.30 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in the state so far and close to 94 per cent of them have recovered.
The growth rate of infection in the state also dropped to 0.45 per cent against the national average of 0.64 per cent on the day, while the doubling rate in Jharkhand reached 155.52 days against the national average of 108.60 days. The Covid mortality rate in the state, however, was 1.46 per cent against the national average of 1.10 per cent, the NHM stated in its bulletin.
Jharkhand administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 35,051 residents on the day and more than 27,000 of the beneficiaries were in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years. The second jab was administered to 3165 residents, mostly people above the age of 45 years, on Tuesday.