At least 12 of 24 districts in Jharkhand reported a single digit spike in the Covid-19 caseload on Thursday despite the government testing over 30,000 swab samples on the day, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated, highlighting the significant fall in the growth rate of Covid-19 infection in the state.

While Sahebganj, Garhwa and Latehar reported one case each, only three people were found infected in Chatra, revealed a bulletin released by the NHM on Thursday night. Dumka, Hazaribag and Lohardaga reported four cases each, while Jamtara and Palamu reported seven cases each. Eight people were found infected in Saraikela.

Ranchi reported the highest spike in cases among all the districts in Jharkhand on Thursday. However, the number of active cases here dropped to 1,532 as the district reported 166 recoveries against 99 cases in 24 hours. Dhanbad reported 34 cases and was the second highest contributor to the Covid caseload on the day. East Singhbhum reported 26 cases and 49 recoveries, which brought the number of active cases down at 1,305 in the district.

As per the NHM bulletin, at least 355 people were infected on Thursday. At least 484 recoveries brought the number of active cases further down at 4,685, the bulletin added. As per government records, at least 18 of 24 districts in Jharkhand have less than 100 active cases of Covid-19 infection.

On Thursday, health workers tested swab samples of 30,319 people and around 1.17 per cent of them were found to be Covid positive, data with the health department highlighted. The government in Jharkhand has collected swab samples of 35.42 lakh people so far and tested 35.40 lakh of them. As per government data, 1,03,543 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the state so far.

No Covid casualties were reported from any part of the state in the past 24 hours, NHM stated in its bulletin. As per government data, as many as 894 people have died of Covid-19 infection in Jharkhand so far. At least 337 of the victims were from East Singhbhum and 178 from Ranchi. The Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand was 0.86 per cent against the national average of 1.50 per cent.

As per government data, the growth rate of Covid-19 in Jharkhand was 0.32 per cent against the national average of 0.56 per cent. The doubling rate of the viral infection in the state was 220.25 days against the national doubling rate of 143.64 days. Jharkhand’s Covid recovery rate was 94.61 per cent against the national average of 92.20 per cent.