The graph of COVID-19 cases in the State remained identical in comparison to last few days on Saturday with 192 people found to be infected on the day, figures compiled by the state health department revealed. The number of people decared recovered and discharged from health institutions stood at 179 on the day.
Ranchi district reported at least 75 cases against 66 recoveries, while East Singhbhum district on Saturday reported 45 cases against 26 recoveries. The number of Covid-19 patients reached 761 in Ranchi and 1600 in Jharkhand after Saturday's findings.
At least two people died of COVID-19 on Saturday –one in Latehar district and one in Ranchi – taking the total death toll in the State to 1018.
Apart from Ranchi (75) and East Singhbhum (45), Bokaro reported seven cases, while Deoghar (3), Dhanbad (15), Dumka (1), Giridih (2), Gumla (3), Hazaribag (8), Jamtara (2), Khunti (1) Koderma (3), Lohardaga (1), Palamu (13), Ramgarh (10) and West Singhbhum (3) reported the new cases.
The government tested swab samples of 14,985 people on the day and more than one per cent of them were found infected.
So far, the government has collected swab samples of 47.41 lakh people and tested 47.26 lakh of them. Health workers on Saturday collected swab samples of only 17,974 people.
As per government data, the Covid recovery rate in the State was 97.70 per cent against the national average of 95.80 per cent. The growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.14 per cent against the national growth rate of 0.20 per cent. As per figures with the NHM, it would take 491.62 days for the cases to double in Jharkhand. The doubling rate in India was 354.72 days.