Bihar ranks third in Covid recovery rate

PATNA: State minorities department minister Firoz Ahmad’s wife was among six persons, who died due to Covid-19 on Thursday. She was undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Patna. The death toll reported by the health department now stands at 728.
However, in a silver lining for Bihar, there has been a significant jump in the number of patients recovering from the Covid-19 virus. The state now ranks third in the country in terms of recoveries.
Data shared by the Union health ministry has placed Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu at the top of the list with a recovery rate of 88.90%, followed by Delhi at 88.50% and Bihar at the third position with 87.90%. Tamil Nadu is ranked fourth with a recovery rate of 86.20%.
In the past 24 hours, altogether 1,572 people have recovered from Covid-19 in the state, taking the tally of cured people to 1,24,976 people.
Talking about the death of the minister’s wife, AIIMS-Patna nodal incharge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar said she was 54 years old and was admitted on August 18. “She had a medical history of hypertension, diabetes and was hypothyroid. She also had a renal injury and was on a ventilator and died today in the afternoon.” Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extended his condolences and prayed for the departed soul.
Meanwhile, 1,922 new cases reported on Thursday took the total Covid-19 caseload to 1,42,156. However, active cases in Bihar stand at just 16,450. In the past 24 hours, 1,40,931 samples were tested, taking the total number of samples tested so far to over 35 lakh.
The state health department on Thursday reported one death each from Bhagalpur, West Champaran, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali and Nalanda.
AIIMS-Patna reported five deaths on Thursday, including two from Patna. One was a 61-year-old man from Aparna Bank Colony and another was a 62-year-old man of Lohiya Nagar locality.
No death was reported by Nalanda Medical College and Hospital on Thursday, while 12 new patients were admitted and eight were discharged.
The state health department reported 255 new cases in Patna, taking the tally to 21,833. However, with 19,538 recoveries, active cases stand at 2123. The number of cases reported from other districts is Araria (121), Madhubani (121), Muzaffarpur (113), Bhagalpur (103) and East Champaran (81).