The active caseload of Covid-19 dropped below the 1000-mark in Ranchi – the worst affected district in Jharkhand in terms of caseload – on Tuesday as at least 248 patients recovered from the infection here while only nine people were found infected by Coronavirus on the day, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.

However, the capital still accounted for more than 35 per cent of the total active cases in Jharkhand. As per data released by the National Health Mission (NHM), at least 934 Ranchi residents were battling Covid-19 by the end of Tuesday. The active caseload in the state also dropped to 2646 on the day as it reported 596 Covid recoveries against 184 fresh cases of Coronavirus infection.

As per NHM data, at least four more Covid patients died in Jharkhand on Tuesday, taking the Covid toll in Jharkhand to 5089. Ranchi, Lohardaga, East Singhbhum and Khunti reported one Covid casualty each on the day.

At least three districts – Chatra, Deoghar and Pakur – did not report fresh Covid cases on Tuesday, while seven districts reported a double-digit-spike. At least 25 people were found infected in Hazaribag and 21 patients recovered there. Dhanbad reported 14 cases against seven recoveries, while 10 people were found infected in Bokaro and seven patients recovered there.

None of the 24 districts in Jharkhand reported a spike of more than 50 cases on Tuesday. As many as 31 people were found infected in East Singhbhum, the highest among the districts. However, at least 50 patients recovered there, bringing the active caseload down to 247, NHM data highlighted.

So far, over 3.43 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in Jharkhand and 97.75 per cent of them have recovered. However, about 1.48 per cent of the patients could not survive, highlights government data.

The state on Tuesday tested swab samples of 34,684 residents and less than 0.5 per cent of them were found to be Covid positive. As per NHM data, the growth rate of Covid-19 dropped to 0.05 per cent in Jharkhand on the day against the national average of 0.19 per cent. The doubling rate in the state also reached 1268.98 days against the national doubling rate of 367.58 days.

Jharkhand on Tuesday administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 to 50,856 residents and more than 30,000 of them were in the age bracket of 18 years to 44 years. As per government data, the second jab was administered to 14808 residents, including 3375 beneficiaries younger than 45 years.