As many as 160 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Jharkhand on Monday, figures compiled by the State health department revealed. The number of people declared recovered and discharged from health institutions stood at 232 on the day.
Ranchi district reported at least 81 cases against 141 recoveries, while Dhanbad district on Monday reported 16 cases against 12 recoveries. The number of Covid-19 patients was 730 in Ranchi and 1528 in Jharkhand after Monday’s findings.
However, only one death was reported due to Covid-19 on Monday in the State –the death was reported from State Capital Ranchi, taking the total death toll in the State to 1036.
Apart from Ranchi (81) and East Singhbhum (14), 12 from Bokaro, 3 from Deoghar, 16 from Dhanbad, 1 from Dumka, 5 from Garhwa, 2 from Giridih, 1 from Gumla, 2 from Hazaribagh, 2 from Koderma, 3 from Latehar, 8 from Palamu, 3 from Ramgarh, 1 Sahebganj, 2 from Saraikela and 2 persons from Simdega were found positive on the day.
The Government tested swab samples of 11,268 people on the day and more than one per cent of them were found infected. So far, the government has collected swab samples of 48.58 lakh people and tested 48.51 lakh of them. Health workers on Saturday collected swab samples of only 7,809 people.
As per government data, the Covid recovery rate in the State was 97.78 per cent against the national average of 96.20 per cent. The growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.13 per cent against the national growth rate of 0.16 per cent. As per figures with the NHM, it would take 437.82 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand. The doubling rate in India was 428.28 days.