Ranchi: The number of
Covid recoveries outnumbered the fresh cases as Jharkhand recorded 202 recoveries and 191 new cases on Wednesday, taking the
state’s caseload to 1,10,830, of which 1,739 are active.
Meanwhile, after recording zero deaths on Tuesday, the state witnessed three casualties – one in Dhanbad and the rest in Ranchi -- taking the death count to 991. The death rate currently stands at 0.89% and with 1,08,100 recoveries till date, Jharkhand’s recovery rate is 97.53%.
Of all the cases reported on Wednesday, Ranchi recorded 97, Dhanbad 16, Bokaro 14 and East Singhbhum recorded 10 cases. The rest of the districts – barring Chatra, Pakur, Sahebganj and Simdega which reported zero cases – recorded cases in single digit.
Jharkhand’s seven day growth rate now stands at 0.14% compared to the national average of 0.30% while the doubling rate is 505.36 days against the national figure of 230.84 days.