Jharkhand on Sunday vaccinated more than 1.5 lakh residents against Covid-19, while the count of active Covid cases witnessed a rise as fresh cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection outnumbered the patients who recovered from the viral infection on the day, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.
As per provisional data released by the National Health Mission (NHM), the state on Sunday administered the first dose of vaccine to at least 1,13,326 residents, while the second jab was administered to as many as 38,508 beneficiaries. Almost 1.15 lakh of the beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years, an NHM report stated.
The state on Sunday reported at least 13 fresh cases of Covid-19 against 11 recoveries and the active caseload jumped to 144, a separate bulletin from NHM stated. The active caseload rose in Ranchi, Dhanbad and East Singhbhum. At least seven cases against five recoveries took the active caseload in Ranchi to 81, while three cases against zero recoveries took the active caseload in Dhanbad to 17. East Singhbhum reported two cases against one recovery and the active caseload there reached 11.
At least 20 of 24 districts in Jharkhand did not report fresh cases of Coronavirus infection on the day, while none of the remaining four districts reported a double-digit-spike.
Jharkhand on Sunday tested swab samples of 55,996 residents and 0.02 per cent of them were found infected by the deadly virus. As per government data, over 3.47 lakh residents have been infected by coronavirus in the state so far and 98.48 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of the patients could not survive.
The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 regained momentum on the day as more than 1200 session sites, including 14 private ones, remained operational in the state, data available on the Co-Win portal reflected. According to the Co-Win platform, about 20,000 residents were vaccinated in Ranchi alone as 70 session sites remained operational here, while 97 session sites opened their doors in East Singhbhum, where more than 25,000 beneficiaries got vaccinated on the day. At least 38 session sites were operational in Dhanbad and about 6000 residents were vaccinated there.
As per data shared by the health department on Sunday evening, the state has so far administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to over 99 lakh residents and more than 25 lakh of them have also received the second dose of vaccine.