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RANCHI: Jharkhand reported 36 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 51 recoveries on Friday while the number of active cases stood at 441. Meanwhile, for the second time in a row, no casualties were reported and the overall death toll stood at 1,081.
As per government data, as many as 1,19,242 people have been infected by the virus till date and 1,17,720 have recovered, taking the recovery rate to 98.72%.
The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.03% against the national average of 0.07%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stood at 2197.44 days against the national figure of 989.10 days. The casualty rate through the pandemic in the state stood at 0.90%.
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RANCHI: Jharkhand recorded 122 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, 70 less than what was reported on Saturday, but the positivity rate remained almost the same at 1.12% with fewer samples tested.
The test figures came down to 10,849. Recovery was recorded at 97.12% corresponding to 134. The only death in the state was reported from Dhanbad taking the total toll to 1019, though the mortality rate remained constant at 0.89%.
Ranchi saw 53 new cases against 50 recoveries while East Singhbhum saw 15 and Ramgarh 10 new cases. Eight districts in the state Dumka, Garhwa, Jamtara, Khunti, Lohardaga, Pakur, Sahibganj and Seraikela did not record any new case while the remaining 13 districts had cases in single digits.