Jharkhand's COVID-19 death toll rises to 31

Ranchi, Jul 12 () Jharkhand reported seven COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, taking the toll to 31, while 80 new infections pushed the coronavirus tally to 3,760 in the state, a government bulletin said.

This is the highest single-day COVID-19 deaths reported in the state since March 31.

Two of the deceased belonged to Ranchi while one each hailed from Deoghar, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, Godda and Koderma districts, the bulletin said.

The 80 new COVID-19 positive cases, pushed the states tally to 3,760, it said.

Of the total 3,760 COVID-19 cases, 1,421 are active while 2,308 people have recovered from the disease.

Forty-five people recovered from COVID-19 on Sunday.

The recovery rate in Jharkhand is 61.38 per cent while the mortality rate is 0.82 per cent, the bulletin said. PVR RG 07122233 ANB ANB