Ranchi: Jharkhand on Saturday reported two Covid-19 deaths, 383 fresh infections and 479 cured cases. The number of active cases in the state also dipped to less than 6,000 on Saturday.
The two casualties were reported from Ranchi, taking the toll in the capital district to 169. Meanwhile, the cumulative caseload has reached 99,428, of which 5,966 are active, 92,598 have recovered and 864 have succumbed to the virus.
Ranchi, which is the worst-hit district, too, reported a steep decline in the fresh infections as it detected less than 100 cases on Saturday. It is the least number of daily new cases reported in the last one month. Meanwhile, Dhanbad reported 50 new cases while East Singhbhum detected 48 and Bokaro reported 40 cases.