A migrant labourer from Hazaribag district tested positive for coronavirus in State on Sunday. With the detection of new case the number of corona cases in State has gone up to 157. According to health department, the youth, who hails from Barakatha block of district, had returned to Hazaribag from Maharashtra few days back. The man along with four others (residents of Giridih) had come to Jharkhand few days back.
The detection of new cases and its trend is alarming as in past few days, cases of corona in migrant workers has gone up. Last week, twenty-two migrant workers who returned to Jharkhand were tested corona positive in the highest single-day tally of Covid 19 cases in eastern state. Out of 22 cases, 20 cases were detected from Garhwa and who from Koderma districts on Friday evening.
The 20 who tested positive for the coronavirus in Garwha had returned from Surat in Gujarat and have been quarantined in an under-construction prison.
Also, on Saturday evening a clash erupted between villagers and police team at Aadhori village under Bansidhar police station area of Garhwa district. A team of district administration and local police had gone to village for corona test of people who had return from Surat in Gujarat. However, the villagers were not cooperating and adamant of not going to hospital for test which resulted in scuffle between villagers and cops. However, the matter was resolved after senior police and administrative officials intervened.
Meanwhile, the return of migrant workers, patients and students stranded at different parts of country is going on. On Sunday, the second special train ferrying stranded patients and their attendants at Vellore reached Hatia. The train from Vellore having 22 coaches ferried 1138 passengers mostly patients and their caregivers who had gone for treatment at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore. This is the second train to reach Hatia from Vellore as on Friday first train from Vellore reached Hatia. Also, around 1000 migrant workers from Bangalore and other districts of Karnataka also reached Hatia.
Sources said that in past few week more than 25000 people mostly migrant workers, students, patients stranded at different parts of country have returned back to their home state. A health department official requesting anonymity said, “Those migrant workers, patients or students are returning back through arrangements made by state government they are thoroughly checked. The migrant workers have to undergo thermal scanners and other test. Also in state they are kept on 14 days quarantine period. However, the risk is from such people who are returning back without any norms or guidelines.”
Meanwhile, in positive note for fourth consecutive days no corona case was reported from Hindpiri which has become as hotspot of Covid 19 in Jharkhand. Out of 93 cases in Ranchi, 53 people have recovered and discharged from state, while two persons have died from disease in State Capital.
Pan-state out of total 157 cases, the number of persons who have recovered and discharged from State has gone up to 78, while number of active case is 56, while three persons have died from disease.