There has been a sudden spike in the Covid-19 cases in East Singhbhum district, especially at the steel city during the past 24 hours. More than 300 positive cases have been reported.
Moreover, during the past 24 hours nine persons died in two city-based hospitals, six of them since the wee hours.
A total of 256 new cases were detected in Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) of 3,110 samples carried out by the health department, making the total number of Covid cases to 20,164 in the district.
"Cases of deaths are on the rise. Three Covid patients have died at Tata Main Hospital since the wee hours. As there a process is followed before declaring a death officially, the health department is expected to declare about the six deaths late in the night only, " said a senior official posted at the civic body, Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC).
The official on condition of anonymity pointed out that as the JNAC does carry out the work of disposal of Covid-infected bodies, they get the information about a Covid death soon after it takes place.
Meanwhile, district civil surgeon, AK Lal said that his department makes official announcement of Covid deaths after following a protocol and hence they can not say anything before the process is followed.
