Ranchi: Concerned with the high number of Covid-19 deaths in the state, Left parties on Tuesday demanded setting up of an all-party task force to tackle the problem. In a joint statement, CPI, CPM and CPI(M-L) and MCC said people in the state are panic-stricken because of the severity of the virus during the second wave apart from lack of beds, oxygen and Remdesivir. While Jharkhand is struggling with the pandemic, the central government has left the state to its fate, the statement rued. CPI(M-L) state secretary Janardhan Prasad said, "The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on people. A large number of the rural populace is also affected by the viral infection. Under the situation, it is not wise to depend solely on the bureaucracy to handle the pandemic."