Active Covid cases dip for 1st time in 2 mnths, toll still high

Ranchi: In some respite for health authorities, the number of active Covid cases in Jharkhand dipped marginally for the first time in almost two months as the state recorded more recoveries than new cases on Wednesday. The last time this took place was on March 12, before the second wave of the pandemic gripped the state. However, with 141 Covid casualties, the daily body count remained on the higher side.
With 5,770 new cases and 5,804 recoveries through the day, the number of total active stood at 59,532 – 175 fewer than Tuesday – while the cumulative caseload was 2,63,115. Of these, 2,00,237 have recovered and 3,346 have died. Ranchi recorded 958 new cases and 41 deaths while East Singbhum reported 897 infections and 27 casualties. Other district with triple digit new infections included Hazaribag (693), Bokaro (427), Ramgarh (269), Godda (239), Palamu (220) among others. With six cases, Pakur district was the lone exception with new cases single digit.
Other districts where deaths reported included Dhanbad (10), Giridih and Lohardaga (nine each), Deoghar (seven), Simdega and Bokaro (five each), Jamtara, West Singbhum and Garhwa (four each), Chatra, Ramgarh and Palamu (three each), Latehar (two) and Hazaribag, Khunti, Koderma, Sahebganj and Seraikela-Kharsawan (one each).