The Covid active caseload in Jharkhand breached the 57,000-mark on Friday while the death toll jumped past 2,600 figure as the State reported 120 Covid casualties and 5,961 cases of coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) revealed.
A bulletin released by the NHM stated that as many as 5,961 State residents, including 1,297 from Ranchi alone and 1,003 from East Singhbhum, were found infected by the mysterious virus on Friday. The State also reported 4,002 Covid recoveries on the day, the active caseload still reached 57,716 the bulletin further highlighted.
On Friday Ranchi district reported 45 casualties and the active caseload here reached 20,024 while the Covid toll jumped passed the 850-mark. As per government data, as many as 852 Ranchi residents have died of Covid-19 so far.
On the other hand, the active caseload in East Singhbhum went up to 6,377 as the district reported 959 Covid recoveries against 1,003 cases. However, with 12 fatalities, the Covid toll in the district increased to 595, the NHM stated in its bulletin on Friday.
Among other districts, Bokaro reported 261 cases against 108 recoveries, while Deoghar reported 206 cases against 203 recoveries. At least 629 people were found infected in Hazaribag while 401 Covid patients recovered there. Ramgarh also reported 218 cases against 115 recoveries on the day.
As per Government data, over 2.33 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in the State so far and 74.13 per cent of them have recovered. The recovery rate in Jharkhand has dropped from over 98 per cent in March to below 75 per cent at present, reveals Government data.
As per figures with the NHM, the doubling rate for Covid cases in the State was 27.64 days against the national average of 47.99 days. The doubling rate in Jharkhand was above 2,50 days before the second wave of Covid-19 hit the State back in April first week.
The Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand also surpassed the national average of 1.10 per cent on Friday.
As per Government data, the mortality rate for Covid patients in the state was 1.13 per cent. So far, 2,660 residents have died of Covid-19 in Jharkhand and more than 50 per cent of the deceased were residents of Ranchi and East Singhbhum.
The State on Friday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 13,025 residents, around 20 per cent of those registered. The second jab was administered to 13,646 residents, around 4 per cent of the total registered beneficiaries on the day.