At least 713 Covid patients recovered on Sunday against 154 fresh cases of infection, bringing the active caseload in Jharkhand down to 3395, while two more patients died on the day, taking the Covid toll to 5084, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.

At least two districts – Pakur and Godda – did not report fresh cases of infection on the day, a bulletin released by NHM stated. As per the bulletin, East Singhbhum reported 32 cases of Covid-19, the highest among Jharkhand districts. The district, however, reported 342 recoveries on the day, which brought the active caseload there down to 412, the NHM bulletin further stated.

Ranchi and Ramgarh reported on Covid casualty each, which took the toll in Ranchi to 1580 and that in Ramgarh to 196. As per NHM data, at least 59 recoveries against 17 cases brought the active caseload in Ranchi down to 1194 – the highest among all the districts in the state.

At least 20 districts reported a single-digit-spike in Covid cases on Sunday. Hazaribag reported 19 cases against 41 recoveries on the day while seven people were found infected in Bokaro and six patients recovered there. Simedga reported 12 cases against 38 recoveries on Sunday.

The state on Sunday tested swab samples of 35,472 residents and less than 0.5 per cent of them were found infected by Coronavirus. The daily Covid positivity rate in Jharkhand has been less than 1 per cent for almost a week now, government data highlights.

The growth rate of infection in the state also dropped to 0.08 per cent on Sunday against the national average of 0.22 per cent while the doubling rate jumped to 883.4 days in Jharkhand against the national doubling rate of 319.98 days.

The vaccination drive against Covid-19 has also gained momentum in Jharkhand since Friday. The state on Sunday administered the first dose of vaccine to 1,06,586 residents and the second dose to 14,335 beneficiaries, a separate report from NHM stated. Jharkhand has vaccinated more than 1 lakh residents daily since Friday on an average.

As per government data, over 3.43 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in the state so far and 97.53 per cent of them have recovered, while 1.48 per cent have died. The national Covid recovery rate was 95.30 per cent and fatality rate was 1.20 per cent.