Ranchi: Jharkhand reported 293 new Covid-19 cases from 42,566 tests and eight deaths on Sunday.
Of the new cases, East Singhbhum reported the highest of 45 infections.
Chatra and Pakur did not report any fresh case.
The positivity rate has now further dipped to 0.68%.
The state’s cumulative caseload stood at 3,41,218 while the toll was at 5,054, the health department said.
Among the deaths, two were reported from East Singhbhum while one each was reported from six districts-Dhanbad, Hazaribag, Lohardaga, Pakur, Ranchi and Simdega.
As of Sunday, Jharkhand had 56,86 active cases with the biggest chunk of 1546 cases in Ranchi alone.
Meanwhile, as many as 74,134 people took their first dose of the Covid vaccine while 4,705 beneficiaries took the second dose on Sunday.