Ranchi has continued to report a spike in the active caseload of Covid-19 in the past couple of days despite the count of active cases dropping in Jharkhand, data compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted on Tuesday.
While the active Covid caseload in Jharkhand dropped from 106 on October 30 to 97 on November 2, the count of active Covid cases in Ranchi more than doubled and reached 43 on Tuesday from hardly 20 on Saturday, records with the National Health Mission (NHM) revealed.
Government data shows that Ranchi reported five fresh Covid cases against only one recovery on Monday and 10 Covid cases against zero recoveries on Sunday. On Saturday, the district reported nine fresh cases of coronavirus infection against one Covid recovery.
Experts said that the rise in Covid cases in Ranchi could be attributed to the fact that this district has the best connectivity with other parts of the country and has the highest inflow of interstate passengers. The city also has a good number of bars, malls and restaurants, which have witnessed a sudden rush due to the festive season.
“We need to be careful during Diwali, Chhath and other upcoming festivals. Covid norms should be followed during this period in order to break the chain of transmission,” said Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, the coordinator of Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Jharkhand.
As per Covid data available on Tuesday morning, Ranchi alone accounted for almost 45 per cent of the total active Covid cases in the state, and was the only Jharkhand district to report a continuous rise in the active caseload.
Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases, violation of Covid protocol by the city residents has also become common on the streets of the state capital.
Many commoners travelling in auto rickshaws and buses gave wearing facemasks a miss, while overcrowding in public transports was also common.