Around 1,600 fresh Covid-19 cases were reported from different parts of the State on Friday as per the health bulletin issued by the State government on Friday. While 1,600 fresh Covid 19 cases were reported at the same time around 1,200 people recovered from the infection.
With 1,600 fresh cases and 1,200 recovering from infection on Friday, the total corona cases has gone up to 48100 while the recovered persons’ figure stands at 32043. On Friday three people died from infections. The total death toll since the pandemic broke out is 447.The government has tested around 11 lakh people in the last five months. According to health department sources, the next few months the state government will speed up testing with setting up more testing and sample collection centres. On Thursday eight centres were opened at different parts of Capital.
Large number of people flocked to the eight static Covid sample collection centres on the second day too. The centre which was inaugurated on Thursday too witnessed a large number of people visiting the centre. On the second day, 780 samples were collected from these centres out of which 60 samples were tested positive. Among the eight centres maximum samples were collected from Zila School followed by Doranda College.
Though the state government plans to conduct more testing, the mortality rate is still below 1 per cent. The State mortality rate is 0.93 per cent. Meanwhile, the State government is contemplating to reopen schools from September 21. The Jharkhand Academic Council has prepared a proposal for reopening of schools from class 9 to 12.