Ranchi:
Jharkhand on Saturday recorded 42 new
cases of Covid-19 and 41 recoveries while the number of active cases stood at 492. Meanwhile, one person died from the infection, taking the death toll to 1,088.
As many as seven districts reported fresh cases, with Ranchi reported the highest, 33, while the rest witnessed cases in single digit.
As per government data, as many as 1,19,905 people have been infected by the virus and 1,18,325 have recovered till date, taking the recovery rate to 98.68%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand is 0.04% against the national average of 0.10%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 1880.36 days against the national figure of 715.25 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.90%.
Meanwhile, the Ranchi District Bar Association (RDBA) on Saturday sealed the new bar building in Ranchi district court for a week after several lawyers tested positive for Covid-19.
RDBA president Shambhu Prasad Agrawal said that both the gates of the building would be closed in order to sanitise the entire premises. The courts would, however, continue to function as usual.