Worry for Jharkhand as fresh Covid cases outnumber recoveries

Coronavirus on Thursday claimed two more lives in Ranchi and one in Dhanbad, taking the Covid toll in the state to 1007, figures compiled by the state health department highlighted.

Thursday’s findings took the Covid toll in Dhanbad to 99 and that in Ranchi to 209, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated. The Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand, however, remained 0.89 per cent against the national average of 1.50 per cent. 

Fresh cases outnumbered recoveries on the day, causing a rise in the number of active cases. As many as 211 people were found infected across Jharkhand while 164 patients recovered from the viral infection on Thursday, taking the number of active cases in the state up at 1629, the NHM bulletin revealed. 

Ranchi registered a rise in active cases, while East Singhbhum reported as many fresh cases as recoveries. At least 99 people were found infected in Ranchi while 80 patients recovered, taking the active cases up at 778. As many as 32 people were found infected in East Singhbhum and the same number of patients recovered there. 

At least six of 24 districts did not report even a single case of Covid-19 infection on the day, but four districts reported a double-digit-spike. Bokaro reported 23 cases against 10 recoveries, while Hazaribag reported 13 cases against four recoveries.