The active caseload of Covid-19 dropped further down to 74 in Jharkhand on Saturday as Covid recoveries outnumbered fresh cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection by a fair margin, while the state vaccinated over 1.45 lakh residents against the deadly virus, figures released by the health department highlighted.
At least 23 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection on Saturday, while only three people were found infected by coronavirus, a bulletin from National Health Mission (NHM) stated. As per this bulletin, all the three fresh Covid cases surfaced in Ranchi. However, at least 14 Covid recoveries brought the active caseload here down to 45.
As per government data, at least 13 of 24 districts in Jharkhand did not have active cases of Covid-19 on Saturday. Ranchi accounted for more than 60 per cent of the total active cases of Covid-19 in the state. The state on Saturday tested swab samples of at least 42,580 residents and 0.007 per cent of them were found infected by coronavirus. As per government data, over 3.48 lakh people have tested positive for Covid-19 so far and 98.50 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of patients could not survive.
As per provisional data compiled by the NHM, the state on Saturday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to as many as 93,045 residents, while the second jab was administered to at least 52,152 beneficiaries. More than 80,000 beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years.
According to a document shared by the NHM, at least 25,000 residents were inoculated in East Singhbhum, the highest among the 24 districts in Jharkhand, while close to 14,000 beneficiaries got vaccinated in Ranchi. Dhanbad, on the other hand, vaccinated at least 7000 residents against Covid-19 on Saturday, NHM data highlighted. As many as 1584 session sites remained operational across Jharkhand on the day.
According to a press communique from the health department, more than 1.23 crore residents have received at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 and at least 34 lakh of them have also received the second dose.
Meanwhile, the active caseload of Covid-induced mucormycosis dropped to six as another patient of black fungus recovered in Dhanbad on Saturday, data compiled by the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) highlighted. As per IDSP data, State has so far reported 168 cases of mucormycosis and at least 31 people have died of the fungal infection.