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 3613 cases, including 23 deaths and 2243 recoveries, as of 12 July.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Jharkhand
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Jharkhand, India
Index case	Ranchi
Arrival date	31 March 2020 (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases	8,683 (as of 31st July)
Active cases	4,830 (as of 31st July)
Recovered	3,770 (as of 31st July)
Deaths	83 (as of 31st July)
Fatality rate	9%
Territories	16 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]

Statistics

District	Total cases	Recovered	Deaths	Active
Ranchi	387	192	7	188
Bokaro	87	45	2	40
Hazaribagh	256	184	3	69
Palamu	92	12	0	80
Garhwa	145	48	0	97
Dhanbad	283	148	4	131
Simdega	365	354	1	10
Deoghar	65	19	1	45
Kodarma	276	173	2	101
Giridih	121	86	3	32
Jamtara	31	28	0	3
Ramgarh	171	125	0	46
Dumka	18	9	0	9
East Singhbhum	666	298	3	365
Lohardaga	100	58	0	42
Godda	21	12	1	8
Sahibganj	41	9	2	30
Pakur	73	31	0	42
Chatra	118	52	0	66
Latehar	83	55	0	28
Gumla	130	96	1	33
Khunti	34	28	1	5
Total (all districts)	3490	2031	31	1428
As of 31st July 2020. Source: and news reports

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, India  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-31		​	1(n.a.)
2020-04-1		​	2(+100%)
2020-04-5		​	3(+50%)
2020-04-6		​	4(+33%)
2020-04-9		​ ​	13(+225%)	1(n.a.)
2020-04-10		​ ​	14(+7.7%)	1(=)
2020-04-11		​ ​	17(+21%)	1(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​	19(+12%)	2(+100%)
2020-04-13		​ ​	24(+26%)	2(=)
2020-04-14		​ ​	27(+12%)	2(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​	28(+3.7%)	2(=)
2020-04-16		​ ​	29(+3.6%)	2(=)
2020-04-17		​ ​	32(+10%)	2(=)
2020-04-18		​ ​	33(+3.1%)	2(=)
2020-04-19		​ ​	41(+24%)	2(=)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	46(+12%)	2(=)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	53(+15%)	3(+50%)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	53(=)	3(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	59(+11%)	3(=)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	67(+14%)	3(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	82(+22%)	3(=)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	103(+26%)	3(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	105(+1.9%)	3(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	107(+1.9%)	3(=)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	110(+2.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	113(+2.7%)	3(=)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	115(+1.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	115(=)	3(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	115(=)	3(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	125(+8.7%)	3(=)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	127(+1.6%)	3(=)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	132(+3.9%)	3(=)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	154(+17%)	3(=)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	156(+1.3%)	3(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	157(+0.64%)	3(=)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	161(+2.5%)	3(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	172(+6.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	177(+2.9%)	3(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	203(+15%)	3(=)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	211(+3.9%)	3(=)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	217(+2.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	223(+2.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	228(+2.2%)	3(=)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	248(+8.8%)	3(=)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	290(+17%)	3(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	303(+4.5%)	3(=)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	323(+6.6%)	3(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	350(+8.4%)	3(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	370(+5.7%)	4(+33%)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	405(+9.5%)	4(=)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	426(+5.2%)	4(=)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	433(+1.6%)	4(=)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	439(+1.4%)	4(=)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	521(+19%)	5(+25%)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	594(+14%)	5(=)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	635(+6.9%)	5(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	661(+4.1%)	5(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	722(+9.2%)	5(=)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	764(+5.8%)	5(=)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	827(+8.2%)	6(+20%)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	922(+11%)	7(+17%)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	1,028(+11%)	7(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	1,103(+7.3%)	7(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	1,290(+17%)	7(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	1,416(+9.8%)	8(+14%)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	1,551(+9.5%)	8(=)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	1,599(+3.1%)	8(=)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	1,656(+3.6%)	8(=)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	1,711(+3.3%)	8(=)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	1,763(+3%)	8(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	1,793(+1.7%)	9(+12%)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	1,839(+2.6%)	9(=)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	1,896(+3.1%)	10(+11%)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	1,919(+1.2%)	11(+10%)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	1,961(+2.2%)	11(=)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	2,024(+3.2%)	11(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	2,098(+3.7%)	11(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	2,140(+2%)	11(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	2,193(+2.5%)	11(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	2,219(+1.2%)	12(+9.1%)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	2,263(+2%)	12(=)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	2,294(+1.4%)	12(=)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	2,339(+2%)	12(=)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	2,364(+1.1%)	12(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	2,426(+2.6%)	13(+8.3%)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	2,490(+2.6%)	15(+15%)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	2,525(+1.4%)	15(=)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	2,585(+2.4%)	15(=)
Source:

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

• COVID-19 pandemic in India

References

1. "Malaysian Woman Tests Positive For Coronavirus, First Case In Jharkhand". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
2. "4 new coronavirus cases reported in Jharkhand as of 8:00 AM - Apr 21". Livemint. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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.