Bihar Covid-19 cases cross 1.26 lakh marks

PATNA: Altogether 2,163 Covid-19 cases were recorded in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the total caseload to 1,26,990. The state health department also reported nine deaths, all from Patna, taking the statewide toll to 653. With 10,675 recoveries, active cases now stand at 19,570 in the state.
The increase in the number of cases is the result of the continuous increase in the number of samples being tested. As per data shared by the health department, over one lakh samples were tested in the past 24 hours on Wednesday and so far more than 26.7 lakh samples have been tested in Bihar. There was a drop in the samples being tested in the past two days and as per the report, 62,215 samples were tested on Monday and 75,385 on Tuesday.
State health minister Mangal Pandey stated on Wednesday that 2,234 people had recovered in 24 hours and the recovery rate in Bihar stood at 84%. Through a tweet, he stated that the state was witnessing a fall in the Covid-19 infection rate since August 1 and as of Wednesday it stood at nearly 2%.
The maximum number of cases were registered in Patna with 339 people getting infected with this virus, taking the total cases in the district to 19,721. However, with 16,974 recoveries and 144 deaths, active cases stand at 2,603 in Patna. Other districts which reported a large number of cases are East Champaran (132), Muzaffarpur (124), Araria (117), Madhubani (97), Saran (97), Purnia (93), Begusarai (76) and Bhagalpur (73).
As per information shared by the NMCH, two deaths were reported one each from Vaishali and Jehanabad. Both deceased were in their seventies.
AIIMS-Patna Covid-19 nodal incharge Dr Sanjeev Kumar informed about three deaths —a 79-year-old man from Samastipur, a 46-year-old man from Biddupur and a 60-year-old woman from Sheikhpura.