Active Covid cases down to 2000 in a day that sees 288 recoveries

The number of active cases of Covid-19 infection in Jharkhand dropped close to 2000 on Monday as at least 288 Covid patients recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours against 167 fresh cases of infection surfacing during the same period, figures compiled by the state health department highlighted.

On Monday, as many as 2016 people were battling the virus in Jharkhand. As per government data, more than half of the active cases in Jharkhand were from East Singhbhum and Ranchi – two of the worst-affected districts in Jharkhand in terms of Covid cases and fatalities.

As many as 59 people were found infected in Ranchi on Sunday, while 106 patients recovered from the infection here, bringing the number of active cases down at 734. East Singbhum, on the other hand, reported 22 fresh cases against 23 recoveries. The number of active cases in East Singhbhum was 306 on Monday night.At least four districts did not report even a single case of Covid-19 on the day, while 14 districts reported a single-digit-spike in the Covid caseload, a bulletin released by the National Health Mission (NHM) on Monday evening stated.