On Sunday, the number of fresh COVID cases dipped after a spike for the last three days, 145 fresh cases and 169 recoveries were reported from the state on Saturday.
On Sunday, the number of fresh COVID cases dipped in Jharkhand after a spike for the last three days, 145 fresh cases and 169 recoveries were reported from the state on Saturday.
Meanwhile, two casualties, one each from Dhanbad and Palamu, were reported on Sunday.
The number of active cases in Jharkhand was 1,468. Even as the difference between fresh infections and recoveries narrowed on Sunday, the state capital of Ranchi continued to report the highest number of cases at 86 followed by East Singhbhum with 23 cases.
Apart from these two, none of the districts reported figures in double digits. As many as 14 districts reported fresh infections in single digits on Sunday, while eight, including Chatra, Godda, Hazaribag, Khunti, Lohardaga, Pakur, Sahibganj, and Seraikela, reported zero cases. As per government data, as many as 1,16,817 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,14,302 have recovered, taking the recovery rate up at 97.84%.
The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.14% against the national average of 0.15%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 500.05 days against the national figure of 458.34 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.89%.
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