COVID-19 death toll rises to 6 in Jharkhand; cases 827

COVID-19 death toll rose to six in Jharkhand with one more fatality reported on Thursday, while 46 fresh cases were recorded in state, taking tally to 827, a government bulletin said. It did t give any details of latest fatality, including and sex of deceased and district from where it was reported. Of 827 COVID-19 cases, 598 are migrants, bulletin said.

As many as 69 people recovered from disease during day, taking number of such people to 390 in Jharkhand. COVID-19 recovery rate stood at 47.16 per cent in state as against national rate of 47.99 per cent, bulletin said.

number of active COVID-19 cases in state is 431, it ded.

According to bulletin, East Singhbhum district tops chart in terms of active cases with 128, followed by Dhanb (60), Ramgarh (44), Hazaribag (41), Ranchi (24), Gumla (23), Simdega (22), Seraikela (18), Koderma (16), Garhwa and West Singhbhum (14 each), Giridih and Palamau (nine each), Bokaro (eight), Latehar (six), Pakur and Khunti (five each), Lohardaga (four), Sahibganj (three) and Dumka (two).

bulletin said seven-day growth rate for COVID-19 is 8.21 per cent in state as against national rate of 4.6 per cent.

seven-day doubling rate for COVID-19 is 8.78 days in Jharkhand, while national rate is 15.41 days, it ded.

mortality rate of coronavirus patients is 0.72 per cent in state, same as national rate, bulletin said. PTI PVR RG RC