Ranchi: After recording a steep surge in Covid-19 cases in the past few months, the number of cases has gone down in Jharkhand with the active caseload going down by 7,140 last month.
As per the state health department data, Jharkhand had witnessed 8,054 active cases on June 1 which reduced to 914 on June 30. The fresh infection graph too has come down as state had reported 609 infections on June 1 and 85 on June 30.
Experts believe that the strict lockdown and the vaccination drive helped Jharkhand overcome the second wave.
Talking to TOI on the issue, professor of critical care and the in-charge at the trauma centre at the state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims), Dr Pradeep Bhattacharya, said, “The infection rate as well as the mortality rate came down last month and the lockdown is responsible. Also, people’s overall awareness regarding Covid-appropriate behaviour contributed to this well.”