Ranchi: Jharkhand on Sunday reported 44 fresh infections and 40 recoveries while active
cases stood at 494. Two casualties from Garhwa and Ranchi took the death toll from the virus to 1,090. Fresh infections reported on Sunday came from 11 districts. Among the 44 new cases, 23 were from Ranchi. As per government data, as many as 1,19,945 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,18,365 have recovered, taking the recovery rate up at 98.67%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.07% against the national average of 0.10%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 997.56 days against the national figure of 663.36 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.90%. TNN