10 more die, Covid tally breaches 60k-mark

Ranchi: Jharkhand reported 10 Covid casualties and 1,420 fresh cases in 24 hours until 10pm on Saturday, taking the total past the 60,000-mark. With 1,746 recoveries, the cumulative caseload stood at 60,460; of which 14,844 are active cases, 45,074 have recovered and 542 have died.
Ranchi reported five deaths, Bokaro two and Dumka, Dhanbad and Ramgarh reporting one casualty each on Saturday. East Singhbhum, the worst affected district in terms of toll, did not report a death for the first time in 44 days (since July 28).
The positivity rate in the state remained consistent with 6% of 22,238 samples testing positive. East Singhbhum and Ranchi continued to dominate the numbers on new cases with 270 and 231 testing positive. Bokaro (201) and Dhanbad (191) also reported big spikes.