Ranchi:
Jharkhand recorded three
Covid deaths, 251 fresh infections and 280 recoveries on Wednesday, taking the state’s toll to 934 and cumulative caseload to 1,06,742. A total of 1,03,171 have recovered from the infection, taking the recovery rate up at 96.65%. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state 0.87%. The casualty figure for November alone stood at 50.
While Deoghar, Dhanbad and Jamtara reported one each, Ranchi accounted for the highest number of new cases with 70 patients, followed by Bokaro and Dhanbad with 53 and 29 respectively. With 63 recoveries in East Singhbhum and 56 in Ranchi on Wednesday, the number of active cases in these districts came down to 420 and 926 respectively.
The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.17% against the national average of 0.37%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state crossed the 400-day mark with 412.23 days against the national figure of 186.68 days.