Bihar Covid tally crosses 41,000-mark with 2,192 new cases

PATNA: Covid-19 cases crossed the 41,000 mark in Bihar on Monday with 2,192 fresh cases reported in 24 hours, taking the tally to 41,111. The state also registered six official deaths, including two from Patna, taking the toll to 255. The number of active cases now stand at 13,010.
Around 30,000 of the over 41,000 cases registered so far came in July alone with three more days to go for the month to end. According to the state health department data, Covid-19 tally on July 1 stood at 10,075, which has seen a four-fold jump in the past four weeks.
Apart from the two deaths in Patna on Monday, one death each was reported from Banka, Bhagalpur, Nalanda and Rohtas.
The day's maximum number of Covid-19 cases came from Patna where 437 people tested positive for coronavirus, taking the district’s tally to 7,067. However, with 4,171 recoveries and the death toll reaching 39, active cases stand at 2,857 in Patna. Other districts which reported a large number of Covid-19 cases are Supaul (78), Bhojpur (77), West Champaran (76), Gaya (74), Rohtas (69) and Muzaffarpur (64).
Altogether 28 Covid-19 positive patients were admitted to AIIMS-Patna from various Patna localities such as Khajpura, Malahi Pakri, Patel Nagar, Boring Canal Road, Raja Bazaar, Jay Prakash Nagar, Phulwarisharif and Anandpuri, while 19 patients were discharged after getting cured.
AIIMS Covid-19 in-charge Dr Sanjeev Kumar said three deaths at the hospital were reported on Monday, including a Krishna Nagar resident and two Vaishali natives. He said two newborns who had tested positive on Sunday were doing well.
No death was reported from the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital on Monday. However, the hospital’s epidemiologist-cum-nodal officer Dr Mukul Kumar Singh said that altogether 158 patients are undergoing treatment at NMCH of whom 39 were admitted on Monday. Dr Mukul said 38 patients are in ICU while 128 are on oxygen.
As per information shared by the state health department, 14,236 samples were tested in the past 24 hours and so far more than 4.7 lakh samples have been tested. The department stated that 1,536 people have recovered in the past 24 hours, taking the total recoveries to 27,844 and the recovery rate now is 67.7%.