Jharkhand records 13th Covid 19 death, 22 fresh cases

Ranchi: The Covid-19 death toll in Jharkhand rose to 13 after a 67-year-old man from Sahibganj’s Rajmahal block, who was under treatment at the Medica Hospital here, tested positive hours after his death. A total of 22 fresh cases were also detected in the state on Sunday.
Sahebganj deputy commissioner Varun Ranjan on Sunday said the man suffered brain haemorrhage on June 24 and was taken to a hospital in the neighbouring Malda district of West Bengal. “He was brought to Medica Hospital by his family members,” Ranjan told TOI.
Medical Hospital management said the man, who was admitted in the hospital on June 25, died at 4 am on Saturday. “His swab sample test reports arrived on Sunday evening, following which the report was duly informed to the Ranchi civil surgeon’s office and the state integrated disease surveillance programme cell on Saturday evening,” a hospital official said.
Meanwhile, the state department of health, medical education and family welfare said 22 fresh positive cases were detected on Sunday. The number of positive cases in Jharkhand has now risen to 2,342. Overall, returning migrants made up for 82.3% of all positive cases in the state till Sunday evening.
Among the fresh cases, Garhwa and Giridih have four infections each. Hazaribag, Koderma, Lohardaga and Seraikela-Kharsawan detected two cases each while East Singhbhum recorded three new cases. Bokaro and Simdega detected one case each, the department’s bulletin said.
Moreover, 69 positive patients were discharged from seven districts after their recovery. In Simdega, 31 patients were discharged followed by 15 in Giridih and seven in Godda.
Jharkhand’s recovery rate, which stood at 75.84%, was higher than the national average of 58.56%. Likewise, the state’s mortality rate (0.5%) was better than the national average of 3.04%. The doubling rate in the state stands at 40.65%.
Late on Saturday night, chief minister Hemant Soren posted a newspaper clipping on his Twitter account to state that Jharkhand stood in the 21st spot among all other states when it came to Covid-19 infection. Beginning his tweet with a tinge of politicking, Soren said, “In this struggle, a few tried to instigate us and tried to turn us against each other. But the struggle is still ongoing, so please maintain social distancing.”