India News | Jharkhand's COVID-19 Tally Mounts to 1,17,480, Death Toll Rises to 1,049
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Jharkhand reported one more fatality due to COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 1,049, while the tally mounted to 1,17,480 with 96 fresh cases, a health department official said.
Ranchi, Jan 16 (PTI) Jharkhand reported one more fatality due to COVID-19, pushing the death toll to 1,049, while the tally mounted to 1,17,480 with 96 fresh cases, a health department official said.
The death was reported from state capital Ranchi, he said late on Friday.
It also registered the maximum number of fresh cases at 33, followed by East Singhbhum (17) and Palamu (11).
Jharkhand now has 1,289 active coronavirus cases, while 1,15,142 people have recovered from the disease so far, the official said.
The state tested 12,858 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, he added.
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