<span style="color: #222222;">In Jharkhand, 76 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of people tested for Corona positive in the state so far to 2,103. Recovery rate in the state is quite good at 68.95 per cent after a total of 1,446 people have recovered and have been discharged from COVID-19 Special Hospitals. Thirty patients have recovered in the last 24 hours in the state.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The active caseload including those in hospitals and isolation centres presently stands at 646 while a total of eleven people have succumbed to death due to COVID-19. Health Minister Banna Gupta informed AIR News that the recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in the state is quite good. Mr Gupta said that 30 TruNat machines have been functioning in district headquarters, while 30 have been virtually functional.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also said that more 120 TruNat machines are to be installed in the state very soon.<b> </b>So far, 1,21,770 samples have been tested in the state and the mortality rate is as low as 0.52 per cent in comparison to the national average of 3.36 per cent.</span> <br />