PATNA: Bihar is on the verge of touching the 1 lakh Covid-19 cases mark with 3,911new cases on Friday taking the total count to 98,370. With 65,307 recoveries so far, the active cases stand at 32,561.
The death toll also continued to rise with former MLC and JD (U) state general secretary Ravindra Kumar Tanti being among the 16 fatalities reported on Friday, taking the toll to 500. Tanti was undergoing Covid-19 treatment at AIIMS-Patna.
The state, meanwhile, is ramping up testing with 1,21,320 samples tested in 24 hours. “So far nearly 15 lakh samples have been tested. Bihar has vowed that it will defeat Corona,” tweeted health minister Mangal Pandey while sharing data on testing.
According to the health department’s data, the first two weeks of August alone contributed to 48% of the total cases reported so far with 47,383 people testing positive for Covid-19. While July had a little over 40% of cases with 41,243 people testing positive in that month. In June, 5,937 new cases were registered, which is 6 % of the total cases.
Altogether 16 deaths were reported, including three from Patna, and taking the toll to 94 in the district. Two deaths each were reported from Muzaffarpur and East Champaran, followed by one death each from Buxar, Darbhanga, Gaya, Kaimur, Nalanda and Sheikhpura.
Talking about Tanti’s death, AIIMS-Patna Covid-19 nodal incharge Dr Sanjeev Kumar said he was admitted on August 5 and the next day he was put on ventilator support. “He had a medical history of hypertension and kidney infection,” said Dr Sanjeev. Apart from Tanti, five more deaths were reported from AIIMS-Patna, including two Patna residents. One was an 80-year-old Boring Road resident.
The NMCH reported the death of a 46-year-old Masaurhi man, who died of cardiac arrest.
According to the health department, maximum Covid-19 cases on Friday were reported from Patna with 484 people testing positive for the virus, taking the tally to 15,868 in the district. However, with 11,977 recoveries, active cases stand at 3,797.
Other districts which reported large number of cases are Araria (285), Katihar (257), Sitamarhi (199), East Champaran (175), Madhubani (148), Begusarai (146), Purnia (133), Muzaffrapur (133), Gaya (132), Jehanabad 9113), Saharsa (106) and Saran (106).
In the past 24 hours, 2,800 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Bihar, taking the recovery rate to 66.4%.
The death toll also continued to rise with former MLC and JD (U) state general secretary Ravindra Kumar Tanti being among the 16 fatalities reported on Friday, taking the toll to 500. Tanti was undergoing Covid-19 treatment at AIIMS-Patna.
The state, meanwhile, is ramping up testing with 1,21,320 samples tested in 24 hours. “So far nearly 15 lakh samples have been tested. Bihar has vowed that it will defeat Corona,” tweeted health minister Mangal Pandey while sharing data on testing.
According to the health department’s data, the first two weeks of August alone contributed to 48% of the total cases reported so far with 47,383 people testing positive for Covid-19. While July had a little over 40% of cases with 41,243 people testing positive in that month. In June, 5,937 new cases were registered, which is 6 % of the total cases.
Altogether 16 deaths were reported, including three from Patna, and taking the toll to 94 in the district. Two deaths each were reported from Muzaffarpur and East Champaran, followed by one death each from Buxar, Darbhanga, Gaya, Kaimur, Nalanda and Sheikhpura.
Talking about Tanti’s death, AIIMS-Patna Covid-19 nodal incharge Dr Sanjeev Kumar said he was admitted on August 5 and the next day he was put on ventilator support. “He had a medical history of hypertension and kidney infection,” said Dr Sanjeev. Apart from Tanti, five more deaths were reported from AIIMS-Patna, including two Patna residents. One was an 80-year-old Boring Road resident.
The NMCH reported the death of a 46-year-old Masaurhi man, who died of cardiac arrest.
According to the health department, maximum Covid-19 cases on Friday were reported from Patna with 484 people testing positive for the virus, taking the tally to 15,868 in the district. However, with 11,977 recoveries, active cases stand at 3,797.
Other districts which reported large number of cases are Araria (285), Katihar (257), Sitamarhi (199), East Champaran (175), Madhubani (148), Begusarai (146), Purnia (133), Muzaffrapur (133), Gaya (132), Jehanabad 9113), Saharsa (106) and Saran (106).
In the past 24 hours, 2,800 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Bihar, taking the recovery rate to 66.4%.
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