At least 20 new cases of Covid-19 infection surfaced in Jharkhand on Saturday from four districts, health officials said. Out of the 20 cases, as many as 11 are from Koderma, they added.
"20 suspects tested positive for Covid-19 today (Saturday). Two of them are from Ranchi and 11 from Koderma," said Health Secretary Nitin Madan Kulkarni. "Most of the cases are that of migrant workers who returned home," he added.
However, no new cases were reported from Hindpiri – the only large containment zone in Jharkhand, said health officials. Hindpiri, which was the hotspot of Covid-19 in Ranchi, now has only one active case. According to figures with the National Health Mission (NHM), at least 141 Covid-19 patients have recovered in Jharkhand so far. There are as many as 205 active cases in State as reported on Saturday late evening.
More than half of the 350 people infected by Covid-19 virus so far in Jharkhand are in the age bracket of 11 to 30 years – a trend that highlights how young people were as prone to the virus as their older counterparts, health officials said. Out of the 350 cases, 181 are in the age bracket of 11 to 30 years and 129 in rhe age bracket of 31 to 50 years, an NHM report said.
Most of the migrant workers testing positive forCovid-19 are also under the age of 40 years, said an NHM official. As many as 179 migrant workers have tested positive in Jharkhand since May 5 – a trend that highlights how the return of migrant workers was turning out to become a reason for spurt in cases, health officials said.
The Government has so far collected samples of 52,972 Covid-19 suspects from across the State, and less than 350 of them have tested positive. Out of the 20 cases reported on Saturday, 11 are from Koderma, two from Ranchi, three from East Singhbhum and four from Simdega, the NHM report said.