18 districts in Jharkhand clock new cases in single digits

RANCHI: Eighteen of the 24 districts reported fresh cases in single digits in the last 24 hours as the number of new cases of Covid continue to fall amid an increasing recovery rate. The total number of fresh cases stands at 237 against 316 recoveries.
Meanwhile, casualties too have dipped as the state clocked three deaths, one each from Deoghar, Hazaribag and West Singhbhum, taking the toll in Jharkhand to 958.The casualty in the state stands at 0.88%.
While Chatra reported zero new cases, Ranchi and East Singhbhum districts reported 92 and 38 cases, respectively.
As per government data, as many as 1,08,158 people have been infected by the new virus till date and 1,04,533 have recovered from the infection, taking the recovery rate up to 97.11%. The seven-day growth rate of the virus in Jharkhand was 0.16% against the national average of 0.42%. The doubling rate of the virus in the state stands at 440.05 days against the national figure of 167.00 days.