<span style="color: #222222;">In Jharkhand, the number of active COVID-19 cases continue to rise after a record number of two thousand 366 positive cases were confirmed yesterday taking the total figures of active COVID-19 cases to 15343.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">There has been a sharp decline of about 10 percent in the Recovery rate in the last 10 days. Presently the recovery rate has come down to 88.30 percent.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With the growing number of positive cases of COVID-19 across the state, the State Health Secretary K K Soan has instructed all private hospitals of the state to reserve 50 percent of their beds for treatment of COVID-19 patients.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The sudden rise in the number of Corona cases has affected the arrangements and infrastructure at their government health centres. There has been a shortage in the adequate number of beds in COVID Care Centres, government hospitals and health centres.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Jharkhand High Court has also taken cognisance in this regard and directed the State Government to provide all essential medical facilities and treatment to COVID-19 patients without fail.</span><br />''  <br />