Hindpiri woman among two Corona positives, Jharkhand tally touches 162

Ranchi, May 10: Two new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jharkhand on Monday, May 11 taking the state tally to 162. The first positive of the day was reported from Jharkhand’s hotspot Hindpiri where a 25-year-old woman has been tested positive for the deadly virus. She has been admitted to COVID-19 ward. The second case of the day came from Giridih.  

Earlier on Sunday four migrant workers, who recently returned to Hazaribagh and Giridih districts in Jharkhand, were tested positive for novel coronavirus. With a positive on Sunday, Green Zone Hazaribagh has been turned into Orange Zone.

Total 162 Covid-19 positive cases have been reported in Jharkhand till date, of which 80 are active cases and 78 are recovered/discharged cases.

Out of the total 162 positive cases so far, 94 are from Ranchi, 23 from Garhwa, 10 from Bokaro, 8 from Palamau, six from Giridih, four each from Deoghar, Dhanbad and Hazaribagh,  two each from Jamtara, Simdega, Koderma and Dumka. One person from Godda has also tested positive for coronavirus.

Jharkhand has reported three deaths due to coronavirus so far. The first case of the pandemic was reported from Hindpiri on March 31, when a 22-year-old Malaysian woman, who had been to Delhi�s Tablighi Jamaat congregation, tested positive. She has since been discharged after being recorded from the dreaded disease.

Ranchi along with Garhwa has been designated as �Red Zone� while eight other districts of Jharkhand are in the �Orange Zone� of novel coronavirus. The rest 14 districts are in the Green Zone.

The Centre has classified districts with high load of coronavirus cases or which have a high growth rate of the disease in the red zones, while those with considerably fewer cases of the respiratory infection fall in orange zones. Districts with no coronavirus cases are categorised as green zones.

Capital Ranchi accounts for 94 out of a total of 162 Covid cases. The Hindpiri locality in Ranchi is worst affected by the virus. This hotspot area is being manned by the CRPF personnel.