COVID-19 pandemic in Jharkhand

COVID-19 pandemic in Jharkhand
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationJharkhand, India
Index caseRanchi
Arrival date31 March 2020
(1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
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

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]

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]

Statistics

District Total cases Recoveries Deaths Active cases
Total 3,47,406 3,42,074 5,130 202
Bokaro 19,411 19,119 286 6
Chatra 6,025 5,969 53 3
Deoghar 10,799 10,668 113 18
Dhanbad 16,500 16,099 379 22
Dumka 4,631 4,583 47 1
East Singhbhum 51,779 50,724 1,043 12
Garhwa 6,883 6,784 94 5
Giridih 8,958 8,827 130 1
Godda 5,836 5,746 87 3
Gumla 9,893 9,851 38 4
Hazaribagh 19,579 19,392 186 1
Jamtara 5,554 5,492 60 2
Khunti 7,780 7,676 96 8
Koderma 12,869 12,717 136 16
Latehar 7,862 7,800 57 5
Lohardaga 6,689 6,594 88 7
Pakur 2,548 2,531 12 5
Palamu 12,289 12,179 110 0
Ramgarh 13,890 13,683 196 11
Ranchi 85,419 83,783 1,585 51
Sahibganj 4,816 4,767 42 7
Seraikela Kharsawan 7,204 7,133 67 4
Simdega 7,191 7,092 92 7
West Singhbhum 13,001 12,865 133 3
As of 2021-08-10[6]

Timeline

Charts

The numbers are from data published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on their website.[7]
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. "COVID cases source". Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  7. "Home | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | GOI". www.mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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