Covid-19 recovery rate goes past 89% in Bihar

PATNA: The number of Covid-19 cases in the state touched 1,53,735 on Thursday with 1,543 more people testing positive for the virus. With the virus claiming lives of 10 more people in the last 24 hours, including six in Patna, the state’s toll has jumped to 785. However, with 1,37,271 recoveries, active cases stand at 15,677 in the state.
Health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 1,480 people recovered in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 89.29%.
Health secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said 1,12,199 samples were tested in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of tests in the state so far to 45,62,913. “Efforts are on to ramp up RT-PCR testing in the state. The facility will be started at Pawapuri Medical College and Nalanda Medical College and Hospital in a couple of days. In the next phase, RT-PCR facility will be made available at district level,” Lokesh said.
As per the health department, six fresh deaths in Patna took the district’s toll to 184. Bhojpur, Munger, Rohtas and Saran districts registered one death each on Thursday. AIIMS-Patna administration has reported three fresh Covid deaths and the victims include a 48-year-old man of Keshaura village in Nalanda, a 55-year-old woman from Koluha village in Muzaffarpur and a 66-year-old man from Biharsharif.
AIIMS-P nodal incharge for Covid-19 Dr Sanjeev Kumar said three patients were discharged and 17 new patients admitted on Thursday. “A Covid-19 positive woman gave birth to a girl child at the hospital on Thursday and the baby is healthy. Her sample has been sent for Covid test,” Dr Sanjeev added.
One fresh death was recorded at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital where a 44-year-old man from Dalmiya Nagar succumbed to the virus. As per a press release issued by hospital’s epidemiologist-cum-nodal officer (reporting cell), Dr Mukul Kumar Singh, three new patients were admitted and one was discharged on Thursday.
Of 1,543 fresh cases recorded on Thursday, 202 were from Patna, taking the district’s tally to 23,395. However, with 21,154 recoveries and 184 deaths, active cases in Patna stand at 2,057. Bhagalpur recorded 96 fresh cases on Thursday, Purnia 92, Katihar 80, Muzaffarpur 72, Araria 67, Madhubani 63 and Gopalganj 52.