It seems that the spread of Covid-19 is waning in and around the steel city.

Though the average number of sample tests is 3,500 in East Singhbhum, the number of cases stands at double digits for the first time in the past two months. .

During the last 24 hours. only 61 new cases have been reported, taking the district tally to 14,123.

In the same time period, only two two Covid deaths have been registered, including one one individual hailing from West Singhbhum.

A 51-year-old woman from Noamundi in West Singhbhum died at Tata Main Hospital on Saturday night. A 50-year-old resident of Parsudih, admitted at the Bramhananda Superspeciality Hospital in Tamulia, Mango breathed his last also late on Saturday night.

The total number of Covid deaths in the district stands at 325.

"On Saturday, only 61 new cases of Covid came up. Number of cases have been decreasing since the past 10 days, during which time 150 people tested positive in the district. Similarly, the number of deaths has also declined considerably," East Singhbhum district civil surgeon Rajendra Nath Jha told The Telegraph Online.

"Honestly speaking, we need to study this gradual waning. The virus is still wreaking havoc in other cities of the state, including the state capital. What is different about the steel city? Maybe there will be a second wave. Hence people should continue to follow all protocols like wearing masks, sanitisation and maintaining social distancing," Jha added.

Dhalbhum sub-divisional officer Nitish Kumar Singh hinted at intensifying the mask checking drive in the city.

"As Durga puja is round-the-corner and almost all shops have reopened will be intensified, along with ensuring social distancing," Singh told The Telegraph Online.