The state on Wednesday surpassed the last highest single-day-spike in Covid cases this month as at least 693 people, including 351 in Ranchi, were found positive on Thursday.
On Tuesday, the state reported 418 fresh cases of infection, the highest in a day in 2021. On Wednesday, only 129 Covid patients recovered from the infection, and the active caseload reached 2825.
According to the National Health Mission bulletin, the active Covid caseload in Ranchi alone was 1562 after Wednesday’s findings, which is more than 50 per cent of the total active cases in the state.
Even though the state did not report any fresh Covid casualties on the day, the growth rate of infection in Jharkhand further increased to 0.26 per cent from 0.21 per cent on Tuesday.
Jharkhand’s Covid growth rate was less than 0.10 per cent in mid-March. The growth rate of infection in the state was, however, lower than the national average of 0.36 per cent, highlighted the NHM bulletin.
In the wake of rising cases of Covid-19 infection among lawyers, the Principal Commissioner of District Civil Court in Ranchi on Wednesday ordered only virtual hearings from April 1 to April 8. No physical hearing will be held at any of the district courts during this period, and the decision was taken in accordance with the demands of the Ranchi District Bar Association.
East Singhbhum also reported a triple-digit-spike in cases on the day. With 121 fresh cases and only 22 recoveries, the active caseload in the district reached 363. Barring Ranchi and East Singhbhum, none of the remaining 22 districts reported a triple-digit-spike.
According to government data, as many as 1,24,201 people have been infected by the virus in Jharkhand so far, and 96.82 per cent of them have recovered. The Covid recovery rate in the state has also dropped from over 98.60 per cent in mid-March to less than 97 per cent at present.
At the current rate, it would take 268.4 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand. The doubling rate of infection in the state was above 2500 days in the beginning of March, and it has witnessed a significant drop in the past one month. The national doubling rate on Wednesday was 192.48 days.
The state government managed to administer the first dose of Covishield vaccine to only 18,494 people, achieving 39 per cent of the day’s target, stated a report released by the NHM. As many as 3,588 beneficiaries, including 847 senior citizens and 162 middle-agers with comorbid conditions, were administered the second dose of the vaccine on the day.
According to government data, over 14.23 lakh people in Jharkhand, including more than 7.70 lakh senior citizens and 2.31 lakh middle-agers with comorbid conditions, have received the first dose of the vaccine. The second dose has been administered to over 2.38 lakh beneficiaries, and 847 of them were senior citizens.