203 new infections, 2 more deaths in state

Ranchi/Sindri: Jharkhand recorded 203 new Covid-19 infections (including 14 late on Sunday night) and two more casualties in 24 hours, taking the state’s total tally of coronavirus casualties to 33 and the caseload to 3,963, a bulletin issued by the state Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) cell said.
The two deaths were reported from Pataliputra Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) Dhanbad late on Sunday night, taking the day’s casualty count to nine.
With 189 new cases detected from 20 districts on Monday, the state recorded its biggest single-day spike since the outbreak started on March 31. Ranchi (40 cases), Hazaribag (39) and Deoghar and Pakur (20 each) recorded the highest one-day figures.
Among others, Ramgarh recorded 20 cases, Giridih and Koderma six cases each, East Singhbhum and Garhwa five each, West Singhbhum and Simdega three each while Chatra, Godda, Jamtara and Sahibganj reported two cases each.
Among the 40 new cases in Ranchi, one is a shooter arrested by the police on Sunday and 10 are cops, sources said. The shooter was presented before the media with four of his accomplices by Ranchi SSP Surendra Kumar Jha after their arrests. The gang is accused of plotting a murder in the state capital.
In Deoghar, at least five infected persons are from the family of a priest. One of the bodyguards of Dhanbad MP P N Singh also tested positive of Covid-19. The man had returned from West Bengal and submitted his samples on Sunday.
Jharkhand, which is facing infrastructure shortages and crunch of dedicated Covid 19 beds, now has 1,579 active cases. Also, 43 patients were discharged on Monday taking the total number of recoveries to 2,351.