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As per government data, over 3.36 lakh people have been infected by Coronavirus in Jharkhand so far and 95.27 percent of them have recovered.
As many as 4,958 patients could not survive the infection, NHM data highlights.
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The active caseload in Ranchi dropped below 3,000 while that in Jharkhand dipped close to the 10,000-mark on Saturday, as the state reported twice as many Covid recoveries as fresh cases of infection on the day, figures compiled by the National Health Mission (NHM) highlighted.
As many as 1,647 Covid patients recovered from the viral infection on Saturday, while 823 residents were found infected, a bulletin from the NHM stated.
The positivity rate also dropped below 2 percent on the day as only 800-odd of the 54,289 people tested for Covid-19 were found infected.
The positivity rate in Jharkhand has dropped below 2 percent for the first time in the past two months, a health official said, adding that the figures indicate a drop in the transmission rate.
Strict lockdown restrictions, he said, played a major role in bringing the positivity rate down in the state.
The growth rate of cases dropped while the Covid recovery rate improved in the state on Saturday.
However, the mortality rate remained above the national average as 13 more patients died.
As per government data, the Covid mortality rate in Jharkhand was 1.47 percent against the national average of 1.20 percent.
The growth rate in the state was 0.25 percent against the national growth rate of 0.51 percent.
Ranchi and East Singhbhum jointly accounted for almost half of the 13 casualties on the day.