Government on Wednesday extended the ongoing lockdown-like restrictions up to July 1 amid a significant drop in Covid cases and positivity rate, which the Government has attributed to strict restrictions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the State.
“The trajectory of Covid cases has seen a downward trend in the State, but we cannot afford to be complacent. The current restrictions will continue in the best interest of our people and the Government will take necessary steps as per the situation in the coming days,” Chief Minister Hemant Soren said after the Government announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown.
Jharkhand on Wednesday reported two Covid casualties, one each in Simdega and Dumka, while the active caseload in the state dropped to 1364 as at least 190 Covid patients recovered in the state against 139 people found infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus on the day, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted. The death toll in the state reached 5104 on the day.
At least four Jharkhand districts – Pakur, Dumka Khunti and Godda – did not report fresh cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, while none of the 24 districts reported a spike of more than 30 cases. East Singhbhum, as per NHM data, reported the highest spike of 25 cases on the day, while Ranchi reported 10 cases of Covid-19.
The state on Wednesday tested swab samples of 63,944 residents and around 0.2 per cent of them were found infected by the deadly virus. So far, over 3.44 lakh people have been affected by Covid-19 in the state and 98.12 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of them could not survive, reveals government data.
The active caseload in Ranchi dropped to 444 on the day, while that in East SInghbhum came rose to 156. Among other districts, Dhanbad reported a spike of 14 cases against 16 recoveries, while Latehar reported a spike of 12 cases against 11 recoveries. At least 16 districts reported a single-digit-spike in cases on Wednesday.
As per government data, the growth rate of Covid-19 was 0.03 per cent in Jharkhand against the national average of 0.13 per cent, while the doubling rate in the state was 2129.46 days against the national average of 545.48 days.
The state on Wednesday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 111816 residents and close to 90,000 of the beneficiaries were in the age group of 18 years to 44 years, a separate report from NHM stated. The second jab of vaccine was administered to 19013 residents on the day.