Fresh coronavirus cases are on the decline in and around the steel city of East Singhbhum district. For the first time in the past two months, the number of coronavirus positive cases has come in double digits. As per the records of health department out of 2,265 people who underwent Covid tests in East Singhbhum 96 were found positive. The recovery rate has climbed to 95.40 per cent while the active cases have come down to 1,360.
City reported two deaths in the last 24 hours while the district’s positive cases tally has mounted to 49,848. According to the data provided by the East Singhbhum district health department the two fatalities were due to the Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours. The death toll has climbed to 1,014. The total active cases have come down to 1,360.
East Singhbhum district administration has conducted 3,43,519 tests per million in the district. The Sakchi locality of Steel City reported a maximum of 15 cases Covid on Sunday.
“The intensity of the virus has declined. Moreover, the recovery rate of the Covid-19 patients has also improved. Going by the trends, the situation will be much under control by the end of June,” said a health official.
East Singhbhum district civil surgeon, Dr AK Lal said the coronavirus pandemic is decreasing fast in the district.
“From the past few days, the number of fresh cases have been declining. The number of the virus has not come suddenly in double digit from the triple digit on Saturday, rather it is decreasing since the past 10 days or so during which the new Covid cases were confined to 150 numbers here in the district. Similarly, the number of deaths has also declined considerably,” Lal said.
The civil surgeon pointed out the district health department is also studying as to how the coronavirus pandemic starts diminishing.
The district health department has focussed on conducting rapid tests. The district health department has intensified the drive to conduct rapid corona tests to detect corona cases at the early stage. The move has helped to identify patients so that they can be quarantined to stop further spread.
The East Singhbhum district had its first Coronavirus positive case on May 12, 2020, when a 23-year-old girl and a 27-year-old youth from Chakulia were admitted at the Tata Main Hospital.