Jharkhand: Total death toll mounts to 83

(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist)Seven more persons have lost the battle of COVID-19 in Jharkhand, taking the death toll due to the disease in the state to 83, while 214 new cases pushed its tally to 7,841, a health department bulletin said.
Of the new fatalities, two each were reported from Ranchi and East Singhbhum districts, while one each was reported from Sareikela, Dhanbad, and Ramgarh, the bulletin said.
The seven coronavirus patients died on Saturday while undergoing treatment in hospitals.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state stands at 4,237, while 3,521 people have recovered from the disease.
“The recovery rate is 44.9 percent,” the bulletin added.