RANCHI: The number of active cases of covid-19 in state came below 1,000 to 978 on Friday even as
Jharkhand reported 75 fresh infections and 127 recoveries.
Two casualties, one each from Palamu and Ranchi, took the death toll to 1,060. Of the 75 new cases, 48 were recorded in Ranchi. As many as 10 districts reported fresh infections in single digits on Friday, while 13 districts — Chatra, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Hazaribag, Jamtara, Khunti, Koderma, Pakur, Palamu, Sahibganj Seraikela and Simdega — reported sero cases.
As per government data, as many as 1,18,154 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,16,116 have recovered, taking the recovery rate up at 98.27%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.07% against the national average of 0.11%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 1030.52 days against the national figure of 622.21 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.89%.