The number of Covid-19 active cases dropped below the 200 mark in Ranchi on Friday as the district reported 29 recoveries against 26 cases on the day, according to the figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM). However, Ranchi still accounted for nearly half of the total active cases in the state.

As many as 41 people were found infected by the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on Friday, while 49 patients recovered, bringing the count of active cases down to 441. As per government data, at least 198 of the 441 Covid patients in the state were residents of Ranchi.

Meanwhile, as many as 8,962 people were inoculated against the Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand on Friday. The state achieved only 39 per cent of its vaccination target as at least 22,971 beneficiaries were registered to get the Covishield jabs on Friday and more than half of them did not turn up at the vaccination centres.

At least 7672 healthcare workers and 1,290 frontline workers, mostly policemen, were administered Covishield jabs on the day. As per the records with NHM, the state has so far achieved 46 per cent of its vaccination target for healthcare workers and only 3 per cent of the registered frontline workers have been vaccinated. As many as 5,495 of 1,58,919 registered frontline workers have got the Covishield shots, while 78,608 of 1,69,785 registered health workers have been administered the vaccine shots.

As many as 1,200 of the registered 3,125 beneficiaries were vaccinated in Ranchi on Friday, while at least 600 of the registered 1,587 beneficiaries were inoculated against the virus in West Singhbhum. So far 8,820 people have been vaccinated in Ranchi – the highest among all the 24 districts in Jharkhand. However, the district has achieved only 17 per cent of its target, which is the lowest among districts in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand has so far reported 246 cases of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) and at least 169 of the cases occurred in Ranchi. East Singhbhum has reported only five AEFI cases, while Koderma and Jamtara have reported 18 and 10 AEFI cases respectively.

As per the figures shared by NHM, the growth rate of Covid-19 cases in Jharkhand was 0.03 per cent against the national average of 0.10 per cent. As per NHM, it would take more than 2,008 days for the cases to double in the state at the current pace. The doubling rate in India was 926.29 days.