Jharkhand reported around twice as many Covid recoveries as fresh cases of infection on Wednesday, bringing the active caseload down to 50,467, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated. However, as many as 97 Covid patients, including 19 from Ranchi and 18 from East Singhbhum died during treatment on Wednesday, taking the Covid toll in the state to 4182, the bulletin further stated.

As per NHM data, at least 8331 Covid patients recovered from the deadly infection on the day and 4362 residents were found infected. So far, over 3 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in Jharkhand and more than 81 per cent of them have recovered.

The active caseload dropped significantly on Wednesday in Ranchi, the worst-affected district in Jharkhand in terms of caseload and fatalities, as at least 2020 Covid patients recovered here against 658 residents testing positive for Covid-19. As per NHM data, the active caseload in Ranchi dropped to 15,410. More than 20,000 Ranchi residents were battling Covid-19 a week ago. So far, as many as 1306 Covid patients have died in Ranchi, highlights Government data.

The active caseload dropped below 5000 in East Singhbhum on the day as the district reported 873 Covid recoveries against 489 fresh cases of infection. As many as 4,852 East Singhbhum residents were battling Coronavirus infection by the end of Wednesday. Fresh casualties took the Covid toll in the district to 859.

Among other districts, Bokaro reported 142 cases against 763 recoveries, while 267 people were found infected in Chatra and 473 patients recovered there. At least 434 people were found infected by Coronavirus in Hazaribag on Wednesday, while 452 patients recovered there. Palamu reported 302 cases of infection against 376 recoveries.

The state on Wednesday tested swab samples of 48,005 residents and less than 10 per cent of them were found infected. The positivity rate in the state had been hovering around 13 per cent during the past fortnight.

As per government data, the growth rate of Covid cases also dropped on the day. The growth rate in Jharkhand was 1.57 per cent against the national average of 1.19 per cent, while the doubling rate in the state was 44.42 days against the national doubling rate of 58.57 days. However, the Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand was 1.38 per cent, which is higher than the national average of 1.10 per cent.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 11,042 residents, about 13 per cent of those registered for the jab. The second jab was administered to 16,790 residents, about 2 per cent of the total beneficiaries registered for the second dose in the state, a separate report from NHM stated.