Jharkhand on Thursday vaccinated over 1 lakh residents against Covid-19, while the active caseload of the disease shot up in Ranchi as the district alone reported 21 of the 31 fresh cases of Coronavirus infection in the State on the day, data released by the Health Department highlighted.
As per provisional data released by the National Health Mission (NHM) on Thursday late evening, the State administered the first dose of vaccine to as many as 82,250 residents, while at least 26,745 beneficiaries received the second dose of vaccine. About 80,000 beneficiaries inoculated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years, NHM data highlighted.
After reporting a single-digit-spike in Covid cases for two days in a row, the state on Thursday reported at least 31 fresh cases of infection. However, as many as 32 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection in Jharkhand on the day and the active caseload dropped to 139 in the state, a separate bulletin from NHM stated.
As many as 17 patients recovered from Covid in Ranchi against the 21 fresh cases of infection, the bulletin from NHM stated. By Thursday night, at least 71 residents were battling the viral infection in Ranchi.
While at least 16 of 24 districts did not report fresh cases of Covid-19, Ranchi was the only district to report a double-digit-spike. East Singhbhum reported one case against two recoveries, while Dhanbad reported two cases against one Covid recovery, as per NHM data.
Data available on Co-Win platform reflected that at least 80 session sites, including about 10 private ones, were operational in Ranchi, where close to 20,000 residents were vaccinated on the day. Nearly 5000 residents were vaccinated in East Singhbhum as 26 vaccination centres remained open there, Co-Win data highlighted. At least 51 session sites were operational in Dhanbad and nearly 10,000 residents were vaccinated there.
As per data shared by the health department on Thursday evening, the state has so far administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to over 97 lakh residents, while more than 24 lakh of these residents have also received the second jab. Records with the NHM highlight that the state had an opening stock of 7,25,470 doses of vaccines on Thursday.