Sad Sunday – one death, four new cases in Jamshedpur

Total death toll for East Singhbhum now 3, total cases 647, 15 cured

Jamshedpur: The city encountered a sad Sunday again as one person succumbed to Corona infections in TMH Saturday night taking the death toll for the city to three and then four new persons were identified as Covid-19 positive.

The only silver lining on Sunday was that 15 persons have also been cured and discharged from hospitals.

Out of the four new persons identified as Covid-19 positive, two are from Sakchi, one is from Golmuri, while another is a resident of Jugsalai.

On the other hand 15 persons were also cured and discharged.

The number of total infections in neighbouring West Singhbhum has reached 96, while in Seraikela district this number is now 103.

All the new positive patients identified today are now being admitted in the Covid ward of local hospitals.

The administration has started taking tough measures to thwart the spread of Corona in the district.

The admn has ordered closure of all vegetable markets in the city to ensure that they are sanitised thoroughly. This order would be implemented every week.

The district administration has issued orders to keep the vegetable shops closed from Saturday 3 p.m. till Sunday 7 p.m. in whole of Jamshedpur keeping the rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 infected persons. This order would be implemented every week and the time would be used for sanitising the vegetable markets of the city.

Intense checking drives have also been launched in different parts of the city. People without masks are being rounded up.

The administration has now also made it clear that anyone who goes out in public without wearing a mask would be rounded up and sent to jail. Businesses that flout the social distancing norms would also be made to face law.