In Jharkhand, Ranchi district has been categorically shifted to Orange zone from Red Zone, according to the standard protocol set by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Being the lone district in the state in Red Zone, the containment of spread of COVID-19 in Ranchi district is a commendable effort put together by the district officials and Corona warriors during the lockdown period.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Addressing a press conference jointly, Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Rai Mahimapat Ray and Senior SP Anish Gupta today thanked everyone for the combined efforts in achieving this successful feat. Ray informed that the testing rate of COVID-19 infection of Ranchi district is better than the national average.<br />''<br />''V K Paul, Chairman of the 21-member National Empowered Group Committee formed for COVID-19 has applauded the response. Mr Paul said that the recovery rate of patients in Jharkhand has been more than 90 per cent. The mortality rate of patients in the state is just 0.93 per cent. Today five more patients have recovered from the viral infection taking the count of total number of cured patients to 141, while total 334 cases have been reported from Jharkhand so far.<br />
News On AIR | May 23, 2020 9:30 PM
Ranchi categorically shifted from Red zone to Orange zone