The active Covid-19 caseload dropped below the 30,000-mark in Jharkhand on Wednesday as at least 4528 patients recovered in the past 24 hours while 1894 state residents were found infected by Coronavirus during the same period, figures compiled by the health department highlighted.

However, while the active caseload dropped, at least 53 Covid casualties on the day took the toll to 4654, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) stated. Ranchi reported 14 Covid deaths on the day, while at least 11 patients died in Bokaro.

Ranchi reported 1200 Covid recoveries against 251 cases and the active caseload here dropped to 5,762, NHM data highlighted. On the other hand, at least 449 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection and 241 people were found infected there. The active caseload in East Singhbhum was 3040 by the end of Wednesday.

These two districts account for around 40 per cent of the active caseload and more than half of the over 4500 deaths reported in the state so far. As per NHM data, as many as 1455 Ranchi residents have died of Covid-19 while East Singhbhum has reported 936 Covid casualties.

The State on Wednesday tested swab samples of 48,971 residents and around 6 per cent of them were found infected. More than 3.22 lakh people have been infected by the deadly virus so far in Jharkhand and over 89 per cent of them have recovered.

As per government data, the growth rate of Covid-19 in Jharkhand was 0.76 per cent against the national average of 0.84 per cent. The doubling rate of cases in the state was 92.02 days against the national doubling rate of 82.90 days. However, the Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand was higher than the national average of 1.10 per cent. The Covid mortality in Jharkhand was 1.44 per cent.

The first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 was administered to 47,652 residents, including over 38,000 in the age bracket of 18-44 years, in Jharkhand on Wednesday. As many as 2092 beneficiaries got the second jab on the day.