PATNA: The state’s
Covid tally mounted to 2,26,081 on Friday with 581 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Officially, seven fresh Covid deaths in the last 24 hours took the state’s toll to 1,174. However, with 2,18,828 people recovering from the virus so far, active cases in the state stood at 6,077 on Friday.
According to the health department, two fresh deaths were reported in
Patna on Friday. With tius, the district’s Covid toll has risen to 292. Araria, Arwal, Rohtas, Nalanda and Madhubani districts accounted for one death each in the last 24 hours.
At AIIMS-Patna, four Covid patients died in the last 24 hours. Hospital’s nodal incharge for Covid-19 Dr Sanjeev Kumar said 24 patients were admitted to the hospital and 11 discharged on Friday. “Among the 149 Covid patients undergoing treatment at the hospital, 64 are in ICU, including 25 on ventilator support,” Dr Kumar added.
At Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, five patients were admitted and two discharged on Friday. The hospital did not record any fresh death on Friday.
Of 581 new Covid-19 cases in the state, Patna accounted for 179. The district’s Covid tally has jumped to 38,907. However, with 37,021 recoveries and 292 deaths, there are 1,594 active cases in Patna. Among other districts, Muzaffarpur recorded 31 new cases, Purnia 25, Bhagalpur 23, Nalanda 22 and Aurangabad 21 on Friday.
As per the health department, 1,35,607 samples were tested in the state in the last 24 hours. “So far, over 1.26 crore samples have been tested in the state since the outbreak of the virus in March this year. The state’s recovery rate has touched 96.79%,” the health department said.