COVID-19 pandemic in Jharkhand

The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in the Indian state of Jharkhand on 31 March 2020 as a Malaysian women came positive on the test.[1] The state has confirmed a total of 1,11,366 cases, including 995 deaths and 1,08,761 recoveries, as of 12 December.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Jharkhand
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationJharkhand, India
Index caseRanchi
Arrival date31 March 2020
(2 years, 7 months and 1 day)
Confirmed cases1,11,366 (as of 12th December)
Active cases1610 (as of 12th December)
Recovered1,08,761 (as of 12th December)
Deaths
995 (as of 12th December)
Fatality rate0.9%
Territories
24 out of 24

Testing and treatment measures

Chaibasa district headquarters of West Singhbhum launched coronavirus swab collection booth which is India's first of the kind.[3] Chaibasa also launched remote-controlled robot called co-bot for providing medicines and food and minimize the contact between the staff and the patients.[4] After MGM Medical College in Jamshedpur and RIMS in Ranchi, ICMR gave approval for 2 more testing facilities in the state namely, Patliputra Medical College in Dhanbad and TB Sanitorium Hospital in Itki, Ranchi. So, the total testing facility in the state stands at 4.[5]

Timeline

Charts

The numbers are from data published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on their website.[6]
Source: covid19india.org

Graph source: Data from MoHFW
Graph source: Data from covid19india.org

See also

References
  1. "Malaysian Woman Tests Positive For Coronavirus, First Case In Jharkhand". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. "COVID-19 in Jharkhand". COVID-19 India. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  3. "Covid-19 sample collection mobile booth becomes operational in Chaibasa". Hindustan Times. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. "Remote-Controlled Robot 'Co-Bot' Developed in Jharkhand's Chaibasa to Provide Food & Medicine to COVID-19 Patients | 📰 LatestLY". LatestLY. 2020-04-16. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  5. "Four new Covid-19 testing machines in Ranchi, Dhanbad to start functioning next week". Hindustan Times. 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  6. "Home | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | GOI". www.mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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