Jharkhand on Saturday vaccinated nearly 1.45 lakh residents against Covid-19, while the active caseload of Coronavirus infection dropped down to 128 as Covid recoveries outnumbered fresh cases of infection by for the second day in a row, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As per a bulletin released by the NHM, the state on Saturday reported at least 21 Covid recoveries against seven fresh cases of coronavirus infection, while none of the 24 districts reported a double-digit-spike in Covid cases.
The count of active cases dropped to 77 in Ranchi as the district reported at least 13 Covid recoveries against only three fresh Covid cases. At least 20 districts did not report fresh cases of Covid-19 on the day. East Singhbhum and Dhanbad reported one Covid case each, while two people were found infected by the lethal virus in West Singhbhum.
Jharkhand on Saturday tested swab samples of at least 43,368 residents and 0.01 per cent of them were found infected by SARS-CoV-2. As per government data, over 3.48 lakh residents have been infected by Coronavirus in the state so far and 98.48 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.47 per cent of patients could not survive.
As per provisional data shared by the NHM, the state on Saturday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to at least 98,143 residents, while the second jab was administered to as many as 45,983 beneficiaries. More than 1 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated on the day fell in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years.
With more than 18,000 residents vaccinated on the day, East Singhbhum topped in terms of vaccination numbers among Jharkhand districts on Saturday. About 17,000 residents were vaccinated in Ranchi on the day, while over 10,000 beneficiaries got vaccinated in Dhanbad. As per Government data, at least 1451 session sites remained operational across Jharkhand on the day.
A press communique from the health department on Saturday highlighted that Jharkhand has so far administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to at least 1.16 crore residents and over 30 lakh of them have also received the second jab.
As per figures shared by the health department on Saturday evening, the state had close to 12 lakh doses of vaccines in stock before the session sites opened their doors on Saturday morning. At least 1.65 lakh Covaxin doses and more than 10.27 lakh Covishield doses were available in stock, as per records with the health department.