Covid-19 cases reached 8,400 on Sunday with the State registering 457 cases—the highest single day spike. Sunday’s growth in Covid-19 cases is 200 more from Saturday. On Sunday, the active cases were over 4,500, while two persons died due to infection. At the same time 183 people were discharged from hospital after recovering from infection.
The number of active cases is 4,560, while 3,704 people have been discharged from hospital after recovering from infection as per the health bulletin released at 10 pm. The death toll has reached 85. The casualties included a 56-year-old person. The deceased a Sub Inspector at JAP was suffering from other diseases.
Meanwhile the half of Covid-19 cases are from Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Dhanbad and Hazaribag districts. The rest twenty districts account for fifty per cent cases. In Ranchi the total cases is 1,470, with active case 1082, 371 persons have recovered from infection while 17 persons from State have died since the pandemic broke out in State in March this year. On Sunday, 96 cases were detected in Ranchi while 67 persons were discharged from hospital.
Followed by Ranchi, the highest number of cases is from East Singhbhum. In the district the number of cases is 1,306, while 846 cases are active. 439 persons have recovered from infection. East Singhbhum is ahead of Ranchi in casualties as the state recorded 21 deaths till date.
Hazaribag and Dhanbad too account for highest Covid cases. Hazaribag has reported 493 Covid-19 cases, while Dhanbad has 471 cases. The two districts have six and 13 deaths respectively. The Hazaribag district administration has taken several measures to check the spread of infection. Last week, the Hazaribag district administration announced a week-long lockdown.
In the State Capital too several measures have been taken to check the spread of infection such as traders’ bodies announcing closure of their shops and business establishments three day a week. But despite Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries bandh call most of the shops and business outlets were opened on Friday, Saturday.
Meanwhile, Governor Droupadi Murmu has expressed concern over growth in Covid cases in the past few weeks.
The Governor has urged the State Government to increase bed facilities at hospitals at the same time to conduct more sample testing. The Governor has asked the state government to prepare a framework for tackling the menace. The Governor on Saturday called on chief secretary Sukhdeo Singh and health secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni.