Bokaro saw a major rise in fresh cases of COVID-19 during the past few days amidst the Omicron scare and restrictions imposed by the state government to contain the surge in coronavirus infections.
The district surpassed 21,000 mark, the total number of positive cases rushed to 21,102 with 1387 active cases. According to the official reports, 186 fresh, positive cases were reported on Sunday, with the death toll standing at 290 in the district, informed DPRO.
Meanwhile, 19,425 people were recovered, including 99 who were discharged from the COVID hospital on Sunday.
In view of the rising global pandemic outbreak from the delta and Omicron variants of Coronavirus, Civil Surgeon Bokaro Dr Jitender Kumar Singh appealed mass to strictly follow the SOP, administrative as well as government guidelines to curtail the spread.
“Be safe in your own homes. There is no need to panic,” he urged.
Expressing concern over the huge spurt in positive cases in the district, Kuldeep Chaudhary, DC Bokaro, urged, “Everyone needs to be cautious.”
“Masks must be applied, follow social distance; wash your hands with soap at regular intervals. The best way is for all of you to be safe in your own homes,” he appealed.