State on Sunday reported a spike of less than 100 Covid cases for the second consecutive day, while daily Covid recoveries continued to outnumber fresh cases of infection, bringing the active caseload down to 1030, figures released by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As per a bulletin released by the NHM, at least 81 people were found infected by Novel Coronavirus on Sunday in Jharkhand and 163 Covid patients recovered on the day. Only one Covid casualty was reported from Khunti on the day, which took the Covid toll in the state to 5111 and that in Khunti to 96, the bulletin stated.
The state on Sunday tested swab samples of 39,629 residents and 0.2 per cent of them were found infected by the lethal virus. As per government data, over 3.45 lakh people have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the state so far and 98.22 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of the patients could not survive.
At least three districts – Saraikela, Pakur and Chatra – did not report fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, while none of the remaining 21 districts reported a double-digit-spike. Hazaribag reported nine cases of infection, the highest among Jharkhand districts.
The active caseload in Ranchi, the worst-affected district in terms of caseload and casualties, dropped to 304 on Sunday as the district reported 55 Covid recoveries against seven cases of coronavirus infection. The number of active patients in East Singhbhum dropped to 110 as 22 patients recovered there while eight people were found infected on the day.
The doubling rate of Covid cases in the state further increased to 2479.94 days against the national average of 562.36 days, the bulletin from NHM highlighted. The growth rate of cases in the state was 0.03 per cent against the national growth rate of 0.12 per cent on Sunday.
The State on Sunday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 98,214 residents, including more than 80,000 beneficiaries in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years, a separate report from NHM stated. The second jab was administered to 16,397 beneficiaries, mostly above the age of 45 years. Meanwhile, four fresh cases of suspected Covid-induced Mucormycosis surfaced in the state, taking the total count of suspected cases to 63, figures with the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) highlighted. As per data with IDSP, the state has reported 84 confirmed cases of the fungal infection and 26 patients have died, while 58 patients have recovered.