Tata Steel employee among 6 coronavirus death in Jamshedpur, 130 new positives reported

Jamshedpur/Ranchi, August 20: Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across Jharkhand with record positive cases coming in as the state government has embarked on massive rapid antigen tests for COVID-19.

586 fresh positives were reported in Jharkhand on Thursday, August 20. Eight deaths have been reported in the state till filing of this report on Thursday evening.

6 deaths have been recorded in Jamshedpur while 1 patient each died in Bokaro and Ranchi.  

Total positives in the state have climbed to 27007. With 8 deaths on Thursday the death toll has reached 286.   

754 people have recovered and were discharged from various COVID hospital�s across the state on Thursday. 17320 people have recovered in Jharkhand till date.

In Jamshedpur the COVID-19 tally is nearing 4600 mark.     

130 new cases were reported on Thursday, August 20 taking the East Singhbhum tally to 4595.

Jamshedpur reported six corona deaths on Thursday, August 20 and all six persons have died in TMH. A 74-year-old man from Kadma who was admitted in TMH with breathing difficulty and high fever on August 14 succumbed to the virus on Thursday.

43-year-old Parsudih resident also died on Thursday. He was admitted after suffering heart attack and was later found Corona positive.

43-year-old Tata Steel employee from Sinter Plant department died of the virus on August 20. He was admitted to the hospital on August 9. Three more patients have died of the virus late Thursday evening.

The district administration spokesperson informed that 130 corona positives have been identified in the East Singhbhum district on Thursday. All the positives have been admitted to COVID-19 wards.

With 6 deaths in Jamshedpur on Tuesday the death toll in East Singhbhum district has climbed to 136. More than 150 patients have died across three hospitals in the city including TMH, MGM and Tinplate Hospital.

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.

The Jharkhand government has ordered an extension of lockdown related restrictions in the state outside containment zones, up to August 31, due to COVID-19 cases.

The order will come into effect from August 1. Meanwhile, Jharkhand government issued measures for the implementation of interstate quarantine protocol, to all Additional Chief Secretary, DGP, Principal Secretary, IG and Deputy IG.

The order said that �All economic activities permitted prior to this order shall remain permitted.�