RANCHI: For the first time since the
Diwali weekend, the number of
new Covid infections recorded in a day was above the 200-mark on Tuesday even as the number of
recoveries remained higher. While the number of new infections recorded a rise, the number of samples tested was 16,675. The state also recorded three fatalities – all in East Singbhum taking the state toll to 931.
Ranchi reported 86
new cases, the highest among 23 districts as the total infections stood at 261.
As many as 343 patients were declared recovered on Tuesday, a bulletin issued by state department of health, medical education and family welfare in the evening said. As many as 26 infections were reported in
Bokaro while
Dhanbad and
Deoghar reported 23 each.
The state’s cumulative caseload stood at 1,06,491, of which 2,669 are active cases while 1,02,891 have recovered. The state’s recovery rate stood at 96.61%, higher than the national average of 93.4%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in
Jharkhand was 0.17% against the national average of 0.39%.