The count of active Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand has crossed the 150-mark, while the number of Covid patients in Ranchi alone has reached close to a triple-digit figure, data compiled by the health department highlighted on Saturday.
As per the latest bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM), at least 152 State residents were battling SARS-CoV-2 infection by Saturday morning, and 99 of them were from Ranchi. All these cases were active in 11 of 24 districts in Jharkhand, while the remaining 13 districts had zero active cases, as per records with the health
department.
The three most populated districts – Ranchi, East Singhbhum and Dhanbad – jointly accounted for more than 80 per cent of the active Covid cases in the State, government records revealed. As per government data, there were at least 15 active Covid cases in East Singhbhum and eight in Dhanbad. These three districts also have the best road and railway connectivity with other states in India.
As per government data, the state has so far reported over 3.48 lakh cases of Covid-19 and at least 98.49 per cent of these patients have recovered, while 1.47 per cent could not survive. As many as 5138 Jharkhand residents have died of Covid-19 in the state so far, and 1585 deaths occurred in Ranchi alone.
Despite about a dozen fresh cases of coronavirus infection surfacing daily in the past week or so, no casualties were reported during this period. Doctors say that many of the people who tested positive for Covid-19 lately were either fully or partially vaccinated and did not suffer from severe symptoms of the viral infection.
However, the vaccination pace has also slowed down in the state lately. While Jharkhand has set a target of vaccinating at least three lakh beneficiaries daily against Covid-19, the daily vaccination numbers have not been anywhere close to the target. On an average, the state managed to vaccinate about 80,000 residents daily, with focus on second-dose beneficiaries.
As per government records, at least 64.18 per cent of the over 2.41 crore vaccine beneficiaries in Jharkhand have received at least the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. The second dose, however, was administered to only 25.85 per cent of the total beneficiaries.