At least 754 Covid patients recovered from the infection on Thursday, surpassing the count of citizens who tested positive for the virus during the same period, data released by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted. However, Ranchi again witnessed a triple-digit increase in the number of Covid cases in a span of 24 hours but registered relatively fewer recoveries, the NHM figures stated.
As per government data, out of the 6109 people who were tested on Thursday, as many as 517 were found infected. At least 114 of the fresh cases were from Ranchi, while 84 were from Dhanbad and 61 from East Singhbhum. These three districts account for more than 40 per cent of 26,938 Covid cases reported in Jharkhand so far.
East Singhbhum reported six Covid deaths for the second consecutive day, taking the toll in the district to 118. As per government data, as many as eight Covid patients died during treatment on Thursday, taking the total count of Covid casualties in Jharkhand to 286. East Singhbhum, Ranchi and Dhanbad not only account for over 40 per cent of Covid cases, but also more 50 per cent of Covid fatalities in state. Ranchi and Dhanbad have so far reported 45 and 25 Covid deaths respectively, highlights government data.
While the cases of Covid infection have soared in Jharkhand since June, the state has also achieved a recovery rate of nearly 65 per cent. As per government figures, only 2490 cases of Covid infection were reported in Jharkhand by June 30. The count of cases witnessed a ten-fold increase and reached close to 27,000 by the time this report was filed on Thursday. However, 17,320 people have recovered from the infection since the entry of the virus in Jharkhand in March, data with the health department highlights.
By 10pm on Thursday, there were 9332 active cases of SARS-COV-2 viral infection. The number of cases, health officials say, are likely to shoot further up as the government has intensified testing. Meanwhile, the second phase of sero survey has also begun in three districts of Jharkhand to check the prevalence of the virus in the state.
The government has so far collected swab samples of 5.30 lakh people and tested 5.23 lakh of them. By June 30, the government had tested only 1.44 lakh people. As per figures with the health department, the Covid recovery rate in Jharkhand was 64.29 per cent on Thursday, while the mortality rate in state was 1.06 per cent.