Bihar’s Covid tally goes past 1.92 lakh with 1,244 fresh cases

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PATNA: Altogether 1,244 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the state on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,92,671.
Officially, three deaths were reported following which the toll reached 929. However, with 1,80,357 recoveries, there are 11,383 active cases in the state.
As per the figure shared by the health department, one death each was reported from Patna and Saran, taking the toll in the two districts to 224 and 33, respectively.
AIIMS-Patna reported three deaths, including two from Patna. One was a 67-year-old man of Rupaspur and another was a 50-year-old man of Shastrinagar. The third deceased was a 65-year-old man from Sirniya village in Munger district.
Giving details on the health condition of state panchayati raj minister Kapil Dev Kamat, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Patna and was put on ventilator on Wednesday, hospital’s nodal incharge Dr Sanjeev Kumar said Kamat was a little better than before. However, his dialysis will continue. He further said one more MLA, who was admitted to the hospital, has shown signs of recovery.
He further said 18 new patients were admitted and 23 discharged from the hospital on Thursday.
Those admitted were also from different localities of Patna like Police Colony, Rajeev Nagar, Pataliputra Colony, Machchli Gali in Raja Bazaar and Vidyapati lane.
Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) did not report any death on Thursday. While two people were admitted, one was discharged from the hospital on Thursday.
Of total 1,244 new cases registered on Thursday, 312 were from Patna, taking the district’s tally to 29,943.
However, with 27,373 recoveries and 224 deaths so far, there are 2,346 active cases in Patna. Covid-19 cases registered in other districts include Muzaffarpur (52), Araria (50), Madhubani (50), East Champaran (48), Nalanda (43) and Supaul (42).
As per the tweet shared by state health minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday, 1006 people have recovered in a span of 24 hours and the state’s recovery rate was 93.61%.
He further stated that 1,04,537 samples have been tested till Wednesday and so far, over 81 lakh samples tested in the state.
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