State reported a single-day-spike of less than 500 cases on the second day in a row on Friday, while Covid recoveries outnumbered fresh cases, bringing the active caseload in the state less than 7,000,figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As per a bulletin released by the NHM, the State reported 478 fresh cases of Covid-19 against 1,170 recoveries and the active caseload dropped to 6,832. However, as many as 10 Covid patients died in the State on Friday, taking the Covid toll to 5,034, the bulletin further stated.
None of the 24 districts in the State reported a triple-digit-spike in cases on the day, except East Singhbhum, where 102 fresh cases surfaced. At least 40 people were found infected in Ranchi. East Singhbhum reported 102 fresh cases of Covid-19, which was the highest among all the districts. As many as 43 residents were found infected by coronavirus in Dhanbad.
Ranchi and East Singhbhum — the two districts with highest Covid casualties so far — reported three Covid deaths each on Friday. As per NHM data, the Covid toll in Ranchi jumped to 1,569 on the day, while that in East Singhbhum reached 1,017. However, both these districts saw a drop in active caseload. At least 184 recoveries brought the active caseload down to 1,849 in Ranchi, while the active caseload dropped to 768 in East Singhbhum as at least 171 Covid patients recovered there.
Jharkhand reported a daily Covid positivity rate of less than 1 per cent for the second consecutive day as less than 500 of 60,416 people tested were found infected. As per Government data, the Covid growth rate in the State also dropped to 0.18 per cent against the national average of 0.34 per cent, while the recovery rate rose to 96.51 per cent against the national average of 93.10 per cent.
However, the Covid-19 fatality rate in Jharkhand continued to be higher than the national average. As per NHM data, at least 1.47 per cent of the over 3.40 lakh State residents infected by coronavirus so far have died. The national Covid mortality rate, as per NHM data, was 1.20 per cent on Friday.
Among other districts, Bokaro reported 23 cases against 37 recoveries, while Hazaribag reported 26 cases against 46 recoveries. Fourty two persons were found infected in Simdega while 62 Covid patients recovered there.
The State on Friday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 69,410 residents and over 49,000 of them were in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years. The second jab was administered to 6432 beneficiaries on the day, stated a separate report from NHM.