Ranchi:
Jharkhand reported 36 fresh
cases of Covid-19 and 51 recoveries on Friday while the number of active cases stood at 441. Meanwhile, for the second time in a row, no casualties were reported and the overall death toll stood at 1,081. As per government data, as many as 1,19,242 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,17,720 have recovered, taking the recovery rate to 98.72%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.03% against the national average of 0.07%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 2197.44 days against the national figure of 989.10 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.90%.
Meanwhile, a total of 13681 beneficiaries, out of the 29104 registered ones, were inoculated on Friday across over 200 session sites. Among those vaccinated, 4,861 were health workers and 8,820 frontline staff. The overall turnout hovered around 47%. As per health department data, a total of 2,01,862 beneficiaries, out of the 3,49,819 registered ones, have been given the jab and 261 AEFIs have been reported till date.