Corona infection is spreading fast in Jharkhand due to influx of migrant workers in State. So far 1,102 corona positive patients have been identified in State till filling of this reports. On Sunday, 73 new Covid-19 cases surfaced
from across the State, with Simdega recording 13 and Lohardaga recording maximum 11 positive cases.
Cases also surfaced from Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, Latehar, Koderma and other districts. Majority of cases reported on Sunday were of migrant workers and they have been put in home quarantine. The count of migrants testing positive from May 2 have gone up to 822. Out of 1,102 cases, the number of active cases is 606, while 490 persons and recovered from infection. The death toll is seven.
Loharadga Deputy Commissioner Akhanksha Ranjan said, “All the corona infected persons have been admitted at Covid hospital and all medical and security arrangements are being taken.” Lohardaga DC added the cases which were found on Sunday are from Kairo and Kuru block of districts.
Earlier, on Saturday a total of 116 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Jharkhand, taking the total number of cases to 1,028 in the State.
Though the number of positive case in State has gone up since May 2, the mortality rate in State is still lower than other States and national average.
The State mortality rate is 0.63 per cent, while national mortality rate is 2.81 per cent.
On one hand cases of infection is increasing in districts due to migration of people from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and other states, on the other hand more areas are becoming free from containment zones in the State capital. Based on State Government directives, seven areas of state were made free from micro containment zones. These areas were made free from micro containment zones as not a single case of infection was found in last 21 days.
The seven containment zones fall under Angara, Argora, Mandar and Bariatu police station areas.
These areas were made free from containment zones based on door-to-door screening by medical team in these micro containment zones.
Also the test of report of people having symptoms of corona infection was also found to be negative. The Ranchi deputy commissioner, Rai Mahimapat Ray after the release of seven micro containment zones once again appealed the people to follow lockdown guidelines seriously. Ray said, “No one should violate the rules of lock down, it is necessary to protect everyone. Follow social distancing completely, use masks and sanitizers.”