Ranchi, Aug 9 (UNI) Total 530 fresh cases of coronavirus were detected across the 23 districts of Jharkhand following which the overall tally of Covid-19 patients has now reached 18,156 in the state.
During the day, 9 deaths were also reported, including 3 from East Singhbhum, 2 from Ranchi and 1 death each recorded in Deoghar, Giridih, Ramgarh, Godda and West Singhbhum districts after which the overall death count has gone up to 177 in the state. The increase in fatalities has increased the mortality rate to 0.97 per cent.