6 deaths in state, tally crosses 16k

Ranchi: As many as 47 security personnel in the city and 65 prisoners of the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar near here tested positive for Covid-19 virus on Friday as the state’s cumulative caseload surpassed the 16,000-mark.
Six fatalities were also reported from across the state on Friday. Of them, two deaths were reported from Hazaribag while one death each was reported from Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, Palamu and Ramgarh, taking the state toll to 151. On Friday, the state has 8,840 active cases while 7,491 have recovered.
Late on Thursday night, 11 security personnel deployed at JMM president and former chief minister Shibu Soren's official residence also tested positive, putting a restriction on entry to the house.
According to the district health department, 30 jawans of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), 10 personnel from the state criminal investigation department (CID) and seven personnel from Bariatu police station were among the 160 fresh infections which were detected across Ranchi till 9 pm on Friday.
Earlier in the day, state women’s commission’s former chairperson Mahua Manjhi tweeted that she has tested positive for the virus.
As on Friday night, the Covid-19 tally in Jharkhand stood at 16,482. While 618 new infections were detected since morning, 108 infections were reported overnight, the state integrated disease surveillance program (IDSP) cell said in its Covid-19 bulletins.
While Ranchi reported the most infections on Friday, new cases were also detected across 22 districts. Giridih reported 109 infections followed by Dhanbad (59), East Singhbhum (56), Hazaribag (53), Bokaro (26), Chatra (23), Ramgarh (24), Sahibganj (19), Seraikela-Kharsawan (16), Deoghar (15), Lohardaga (12) and Khunti (10).
Meanwhile, the Ranchi administration lodged FIR against 36 people in the city for flouting the mandatory 14-day home quarantine after returning to the state. In a statement, the district public relations office said the persons are residents of Tupudana, Argora, Dhurwa and Jagannathpur police station limits. “They were found outside their homes during the surprise inspection drive conducted by the administrative teams at their homes to ensure compliance,” the statement read.