The Covid toll in Jharkhand breached the 2500-mark on Thursday while the active caseload jumped past 55,000 as the state reported 145 Covid casualties and close to 6000 cases of Coronavirus infection in the past 24 hours, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) revealed.

A bulletin released by the NHM stated that as many as 5,961 state residents, including 1539 from Ranchi alone and 890 from East Singhbhum, were found infected by the mysterious virus on Thursday. The state also reported 4755 Covid recoveries on the day, the active caseload still reached 55,877, the bulletin further highlighted.

The situation worsened further in Ranchi on Thursday as the district reported 59 casualties and the active caseload here reached 18,786 while the Covid toll jumped passed the 800-mark. As per government data, as many as 807 Ranchi residents have died of Covid-19 so far.

On the other hand, the active caseload dropped further down to 6,345 as the district reported 902 Covid recoveries against 890 cases. However, with 12 fatalities, the Covid toll in the district increased to 583, the NHM stated in its bulletin on Thursday.

Among other districts, Bokaro reported 320 cases against 203 recoveries, while Deoghar reported 251 cases against 138 recoveries. At least 413 people were found infected in Hazaribag while 480 Covid patients recovered there. Ramgarh also reported 222 cases against 142 recoveries on the day.

As per government data, over 2.27 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in the state so far and 74.31 per cent of them have recovered. The recovery rate in Jharkhand has dropped from over 98 per cent in March to below 75 per cent at present, reveals government data.

As per figures with the NHM, the doubling rate for Covid cases in the state was 27.52 days against the national average of 51.48 days. The doubling rate in Jharkhand was above 2500 days before the second wave of Covid-19 hit the state back in April first week.

The Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand also surpassed the national average of 1.10 per cent on Thursday. As per government data, the mortality rate for Covid patients in the state was 1.11 per cent. So far, 2540 residents have died of Covid-19 in Jharkhand and more than 50 per cent of the deceased were residents of Ranchi and East Singhbhum.

The state on Thursday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 14,764 residents, around 21 per cent of those registered. The second jab was administered to 13,632 residents, around 4 per cent of the total registered beneficiaries on the day.