The number of corona affected patients continues to rise in Jharkhand. But at the same time, the fact that a record 1567 patients recovered from the infection on Wednesday came as a relief for all. 543 new positive cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in the state on Wednesday.
According to the report from Jharkhand’s largest hospital RIMS, a total of 1007 samples were tested there today. Of this, 853 were found to be negative and 146 tested positive. Out of 146 positive cases, 58 are from RIMS, 51 from Deoghar, 2 from Palamu, 10 from Garhwa and 25 from Ranchi. The Registrar General of the Jharkhand High Court was found to be Corona positive. After this news, all the functions of the High Court have been suspended for two days.
While old corona patients are recovering in the state, the number of new infections is also on the rise. On Tuesday, 700 new cases were reported in the state, on Wednesday 543 new cases had been confirmed by evening. Reports were yet to come from places other than medical colleges. On Wednesday, new patients were found in all the districts of the state. 543 new patients had been confirmed from various districts including 119 in Ranchi, 53 in Deoghar, 34 in Simdega, 10 in Garhwa and 5 new patients in Palamu.
On Wednesday, Mahagama MLA Deepika Pandey Singh was also found to be Corona positive. Earlier her parents were admitted to TMH (Tata Memorial Hospital) in Jamshedpur after being found infected with coronavirus. Before Deepika, MLAs Mathura Mahato, CP Singh, Lombodar Mahato, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Mithilesh Thakur from the cabinet had also tested positive for coronavirus infection. Among them, all except Lombodar Mahato have recovered now.
Also, on Wednesday, 5 corona-infected patients died in the state in the course of treatment. 3 of them are from Jamshedpur and 1 each from Dhanbad and Ranchi. Two patients died in RIMS, Ranchi on Wednesday. These included a woman from the old market of Dhanbad, and a patient from Ganganagar in Harmu, Ranchi. On the other hand, 3 Corona patients died at TMH, Jamshedpur. They were residents of Golmuri, Kadma and Balrampur in Jamshedpur itself. The patients were also suffering from many other serious diseases.
The number of active patients has increased to 9,110. The total number of corona infections has reached 19,968. 10,630 patients have recovered from the infection and returned to their homes. At the same time, the death toll from corona in the state has now reached 228.
