Bokaro recorded 147 positive cases of fresh coronavirus in last 48 hours, all of them were transferred to Covid Hospital, and their contact tracing is being performed, said AK Pathak Civil Surgeon Bokaro.
Meanwhile, 67 people were recovered and discharged from Covid hospitals after they tested negative for the Sars-Cov-2 virus for the second time and sent back to their home after recovering fully, he said. District administration provided medical kits and infection-free certificates to the patients who were discharged and they were instructed to stay in their homes for 14 days in quarantine.
Despite a strong recovery rate, a huge spurt in fresh COVID-19 cases in Bokaro district remained steady; the number of people who contracted the novel coronavirus infection in the district so far has crossed the 3,000-mark.
According to figures released by district administration around 1.05 lakhs, samples have been collected so far in the district, reported 3330 COVID-19 positive, while the investigation reports of approximately 65 thousand samples are still awaited. All total 2119 were recovered in the district.
“The total number of active cases rushed to 484 in the District. Total death toll in the district hastened to 19,” added Civil Surgeon.
Deputy Commissioner Bokaro Rajesh Kumar Singh urged everyone in the district to be cautious. “Please support the administration, obey the SOP to free the district from COVID-19,” Singh reiterated.