There has been an increase in the number of COVID pandemic cases in Jharkhand since the Diwali weekend, the number of new Covid infections recorded in a day was above the 200-mark on Tuesday even as the number of recoveries remained higher. The number of samples tested was 16,675. The state also recorded three fatalities – all in East Singbhum taking the state toll to 931.
There has been an increase in the number of COVID pandemic cases in Jharkhand since the Diwali weekend, the number of new Covid infections recorded in a day was above the 200-mark on Tuesday even as the number of recoveries remained higher. The number of samples tested was 16,675. The state also recorded three fatalities – all in East Singbhum taking the state toll to 931.
Ranchi reported 86 new cases, the highest among 23 districts as the total infections stood at 261. As many as 343 patients were declared recovered on Tuesday, a bulletin issued by the state department of health, medical education and family welfare in the evening said. As many as 26 infections were reported in Bokaro while Dhanbad and Deoghar reported 23 each.
The state’s cumulative caseload stood at 1,06,491, of which 2,669 are active cases while 1,02,891 have recovered. The state’s recovery rate stood at 96.61%, higher than the national average of 93.4%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.17% against the national average of 0.39%.
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