Minister among 1,304 new Covid-19 patients in Bihar

PATNA: The condition of state minister Kapil Deo Kamat deteriorated on Wednesday as 1304 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,91,427 in state so far.
Kamat, who tested positive, has been put on a ventilator support at AIIMS-Patna. The hospital’s nodal incharge for Covid, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said doctors were monitoring Kamat closely as he is also suffering from renal problems and his dialysis is going on. His oxygen saturation level was low.
As per the data shared by the state health department, two more deaths were reported, taking the toll to 927. However, with 1,79,351 recoveries, there were only 11,147 active cases in Bihar.
One death each was reported from Patna and Vaishali, taking their respective toll to 223 and 33.
AIIMS-Patna reported two deaths on Wednesday, though both had died a day before. One was a 65-year-old male from New Punaichak locality in Patna and another was a 33-year-old woman from Dubauli village in Saran district. While 23 new patients were admitted, 11 got discharged on Wednesday. Those admitted were also from different localities of Patna, like Gardanibagh, Shaileshpuri, PC Colony in Kankarbagh, Dak Bungalow locality and Shastrinagar.
No death was reported from Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH).
Of the 1304 new cases, 263 were from Patna, taking its tally to 29,631. However, with 27,243 recoveries, there were only 2165 active cases in the district. Covid-19 cases registered in some other districts included Madhepura (60), Purnia (58), Muzaffarpur (57), East Champaran (48), Gopalganj (47) and Saharsa (41).
State health minister Mangal Pandey through a tweet informed that 1422 people had recovered in the past 24 hours and the state’s recovery rate was 93.69%. He further said 1,01,855 samples were tested in a 24-hour time span and total 79,95,594 samples had been tested in Bihar so far.