Ranchi: Even before the Election Commission of India had announced the April 17-Madhupur bypoll, all political parties had started routine election processes like cadre movement, campaigning and others. Along with the poll fever, the number of fresh cases also started rising in Deoghar district, which houses the assembly constituency, but experts believe the rise in cases is not related to the high-pitched election battle.
This is the third bypoll in the state during the pandemic. The earlier two Dumka and Bermo were held in November.
Although constituency-specific number of Covid infections is not available, going by the figures of Deoghar district, it is evident that the caseload increased substantially in March to reach 82 as against 44 cases recorded in February and 40 in January. In the first six days of April, the district has already recorded 120 fresh cases. During the same period, test figures have registered a regular dip. Against 22,091 tests conducted in January,
Ranchi: With the mass vaccination drive likely to show its impact in the weeks to come, Jharkhand took a giant step towards defeating the Covid-19 pan.
A health worker takes the vaccine shot at Rims, Ranchi on Wednesday
RANCHI: At the current pace of the inoculation drive, it will take about 31 years for the last eligible person in Jharkhand to receive an anti-Covid vaccine. At present, the average rate of vaccination is 2,957 persons a day and the drive is supposed to be conducted four days a week. Considering around 1.96 crore people who are in the age and health bracket to receive the vaccine, it will take another 6,560 days for the drive to be complete. With the schedule of four days a week, it translates into 31 years.
Ranchi: A total of 3,200 persons – translating to about 66.6% or two in three persons of the 4,800 picked to get inoculated against Covid-19 on the launch day of world s biggest vaccination exercise turned up at to receive the shot at 48 centres across all 24 districts (two centres in each district) in the state on Saturday. Sources in the state health department said the figure could be updated later.
Though department officials rejected the notion that many persons were hesitant to get vaccinated, healthcare workers on the ground conceded that not everyone listed for vaccination was at ease and a few tried to avoid receiving the shots on Day One. “We had to recuse those suffering with some illness or those pregnant or lactating,” said Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)’s state head Dr Praveen Kumar Karn.