Bihar reports 478 Covid-19 cases in a day, tally at 10,683

PATNA: The state on Thursday reported the largest number of coronavirus cases so far with 478 people testing positive, including more than a 100 cases in Patna, taking the total number of registered cases to 10,683 in Bihar.
With five deaths officially reported by the health department, the toll has gone up to 78. However, 7,944 people patients have recovered and active cases stand at 2,659.
Patna registered 127 new cases with maximum cases from Patna City where 58 people tested positive for the virus in one day. Covid-19 cases were also reported from important residential areas such as Kankarbagh, where eight people tested positive for the virus, followed by Boring Road which registered six new cases. Other city localities which reported coronavirus cases include Buddha Colony, Krishna Puri, Patel Nagar, Bhootnath Road, Digha, Kadamkuan, Karbigahiya and Gola Road.
Covid-19 cases were also reported from Danapur, Sipara, Maner and Fatuha in Patna. The district also reported the death of a 66-year-old man who hailed from Masaurhi and took the toll to 10. Coronavirus cases were reported from across 27 districts.

Patna DM Kumar Ravi said contact tracing of all positive cases will be done. Apart from Patna, one death each was reported from Bhojpur, Kishanganj, Muzaffarpur and Rohtas. State health secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said all the deceased were having comorbidity.
Two of these Covid-19 positive people died at the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, including the Masaurhi deceased. NMCH epidemiologist-cum-nodal officer (Reporting Cell) Dr Mukul Kumar Singh said the Bhojpur deceased was 75 years old and was admitted on June 29.
Lokesh said in the past 24 hours, 183 people have recovered, and in the same time period, 317 new cases have been registered. He said 2,35,980 samples have been tested so far, including 7,291 samples which have been tested in 24 hours.