The count of active Covid-19 cases crossed the 2,000 mark in Jharkhand on Tuesday as the state reported its highest single-day-spike in Covid cases this year, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.

As per a bulletin released by the NHM, at least 418 people, including 262 from Ranchi alone, were found infected by the dreaded virus on Tuesday. The state reported only 129 Covid recoveries on the day and the active caseload reached 2,254, the bulletin further stated.

The active caseload jumped to 1,263 in Ranchi alone as the district reported only 44 recoveries against over 250 fresh cases. The state capital also reported three Covid casualties on the day, taking the Covid toll in the state to 1113 and that in Ranchi to 259, NHM stated in its bulletin.

Government data highlights that the growth rate of Covid-19 infection has also increased in Jharkhand lately, while the doubling rate has dropped significantly. On Tuesday, the growth rate in Jharkhand was 0.21 per cent against the national average of 0.47 per cent. Earlier this month, the growth rate in Jharkhand was less than 0.10 per cent, while the doubling rate was over 2000 days. On Tuesday, the doubling rate had dropped to 328.10 days against the national average of 188.23 days, revealed government data.

As per government data, over 1.23 lakh people have been infected by Covid-19 virus in Jharkhand so far, and more than 97 per cent of them have recovered. The Covid mortality rate in the state was 0.90 per cent.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand achieved 28 per cent of its target for administering the first dose of the vaccine and only 2 per cent of its target for administering the second dose of the vaccine on Tuesday, a report released by the NHM stated.

As many as 8,598 beneficiaries, including 5747 senior citizens and 1902 middle-agers with comorbid conditions, got the first jab of Covishield vaccine in the state on the day, the NHM report stated. As per the report, as many as 1908 beneficiaries, including 247 senior citizens and 39 middle-agers with comorbid conditions, got the second jab on the day.

As per government data, the state has so far administered the first dose of the vaccine to over 14 lakh residents, and more than 7.5 lakh of them were senior citizens. The second dose has been administered to 2.35 lakh beneficiaries, mostly frontline and healthcare workers, so far, highlights government data. The state has achieved 83 per cent of its target for the first dose of vaccination and 70 per cent of the target for second dose.