Ranchi: The number of active
Covid cases in the state continued to be 467 as
Jharkhand recorded 51 fresh infections and a similar number of recoveries on Friday. Meanwhile, the state did not report any casualty on Friday. The fresh infections reported on Friday came from eight districts. Of the new infections, 28 were recorded in state capital Ranchi, followed by East Singhbhum with 17 cases. The remaining six districts reported
cases in single digits. As per data provided by the government, as many as 1,19,528 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,17,977 have recovered, taking the recovery rate to 98.70%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.03% against the national average of 0.06%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 2364.73 days against the national figure of 1183.24 days.
Meanwhile, a total of 8,646 beneficiaries were vaccinated on Friday, which included 6,944 persons who were administered the first dose and 1,702 who were administered the second dose. The overall coverage for Thursday among first-dose recipient was 35%, while it was 59% for beneficiaries who took the jab for the second time.
The cumulative figures for vaccination as of Friday stood around 68% for first dose beneficiaries while it was 72% for those who took the second dose. A total of 273234 out of 403679 have received their first dosage across the state while 9718 out of 13446 have completed their inoculation by taking second dose.