Bihar: Covid-19 recovery rate at 88%, but 13 more deaths

PATNA: Altogether 1,969 new Covid-19 cases were registered in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the tally to 1,40,234 so far. However, 1,23,404 patients have recovered and 722 died due to the virus, leaving 16,106 active cases in the state. Officially, 13 deaths were reported on Wednesday, including six from Patna district.
The state health department claimed that 1,27,404 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. So far 3,43,0124 samples have been tested in the state. Also, 1803 people recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours. State IPRD secretary Anupam Kumar said the recovery rate in state had reached 88%. “It is one of the highest in the country,” he said.
State health minister Mangal Pandey said, “State is witnessing an increase in the number of recoveries. Similarly, infection rate is also reducing and has reached to 1.5%.”
Further appreciating the increase in testing capacity, Pandey added: “Even the target for testing samples has been increased from 3,700 to 5,500 in the state capital. Now people do not have to wait either for antigen, or RT-PCR test.”
As per the information shared by the health department, Patna registered 225 fresh Covid cases, taking the tally to 21,574 in the district. However, with 19,206 recoveries and 172 deaths, there were 2,196 active cases in the district. Other districts with large number of fresh cases included Araria (176), Madhubani (116), Kishanganj (93), Purnea (91) and East Champaran (83).
The department reported six deaths from Patna, followed by four from Siwan, two from Madhubani and one death from Samastipur.
AIIMS-Patna nodal officer in charge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said a 65-year-old man from BH Colony under Agamkuan police station and another sexagenarian from Fatuha died at the hospital while 18 patients were discharged and six new ones were admitted.
Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) administration reported the death of a 48-year-old woman from Hajipur. NMCH nodal officer (reporting cell), Dr Mukul Kumar Singh, said seven patients were discharged and the same number of new patients were admitted on Wednesday.