Jharkhand on Thursday vaccinated over 80,000 residents against Covid-19, while the active caseload of the disease dropped to 223 as recoveries outnumbered fresh cases of infection on the day, figures released by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As per provisional data compiled by the NHM, at least 57,324 residents were administered the first dose of vaccine on the day, while as many as 23,454 beneficiaries received their second jab. At least 60,000 beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years, NHM data revealed.
Meanwhile, the State on Thursday reported at least 25 Covid recoveries against 23 fresh cases of infection, a separate bulletin from NHM stated. As per this bulletin, none of the 24 districts reported a double-digit-spike on the day, while zero casualties occurred in Jharkhand.
At least 12 districts, including Bokaro, Chatra, Garhwa and Dumka, did not report fresh cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the day, while Ranchi reported the highest spike of five cases. However, the active caseload dropped down to 104 in the district as at least seven Covid patients recovered here on Thursday, NHM data highlighted. Two recoveries against one fresh Covid case brought the active caseload in East Singhbhum down to 11, while three recoveries against one case brought the count of Covid patients in Dhanbad down to 14.
The state on Thursday tested swab samples of 53,848 residents and 0.04 per cent of them were found infected by the deadly virus. As per government data, the state has so far reported over 3.47 lakh cases of Covid-19 and more than 98 per cent of the patients have recovered.
Figures available on the Co-Win platform highlighted that at least 40 session sites were operational in Ranchi on Thursday and more than 5000 residents were vaccinated here.