Drop in fresh cases, deaths in State

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Drop in fresh cases, deaths in State

Saturday, 15 May 2021 | PNS | Ranchi

Jharkhand on Friday recorded a steady drop in the number of fresh cases and also registered a fall in the number of deaths as compared to the figures of last few days.

As per a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM), Jharkhand reported at least 7,112 Covid recoveries against 3,776 fresh cases on Friday, causing a fall in the active caseload.

As many as 45,056 State residents were battling the viral infection by the end of Friday, the bulletin further stated. The active caseload has dropped from over 60,000 to 45,056 in the past fortnight.

While the active caseload of Covid-19 dropped near the 45,000-mark on Friday, the State witnessed a fall in casualties, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.

At least 76 Covid patients, including 28 from Ranchi and 8 from Bokaro, died during treatment on the day, taking the Covid toll in the State up at 4,366, NHM data highlighted. East Singhbhum also reported 7 Covid fatalities on Friday. As per Government data, Jharkhand has a Covid mortality rate of 1.40 per cent, which is higher than the national average of 1.10 per cent.

The active caseload also dropped significantly in Ranchi and East Singhbhum, two of the worst-affected districts in terms of caseload and fatalities. At least 2,267 Covid patients recovered in Ranchi on Friday against 494 fresh cases, bringing the active caseload here down to 11,918. However, the 28 casualties on Friday took the Covid toll in Ranchi to 1,374 on the day.

As per NHM data, East Singhbhum reported 968 Covid recoveries against 957 fresh cases on the day and the active caseload there dropped to 4,463. The seven deaths reported in the district on the day took the Covid toll there to 882. As per Government data, Ranchi and East Singhbhum jointly account for almost 50 per cent of the active cases in Jharkhand.

East Singhbhum reported the highest spike in Covid cases on the day among Jharkhand districts. At least 957 people were found infected in Palamu on Friday while 968 patients recovered there. Bokaro reported 162 Covid cases against 328 recoveries, while Dhanbad reported 143 cases against 155 recoveries.

The State on Friday tested swab samples of 49,596 residents and less than 10 per cent of them were found infected. As per Government data, over 3.1 lakh State residents have been infected by the mysterious virus so far and more than 83 per cent of them have recovered.

The growth rate of Covid cases in Jharkhand was 1.35 per cent against the national average of 1.09 per cent, while the doubling rate in the State was 51.54 days against the national average of 64.20 days, highlighted the NHM bulletin.

The State administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 45,493 residents on the day, while the second jab was administered to more than 9,000 beneficiaries, stated a separate report from NHM.

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