PATNA: Altogether 653
new Covid-19 cases were registered in Bihar on Tuesday, taking the tally to 2,31,697. Officially, six deaths were reported as the toll mounted to 1,233.
As per the health department data, five deaths were reported from Patna and one from Purnia.
AIIMS-Patna reported the death of a 68-year-old male of Munger and another 80-year-old man from
Sundarpur village in Bhojpur. While 15 patients were admitted, five were discharged on Tuesday. Among those admitted were Covid patients from Mitramandal Colony, SK Vihar Colony, Kanti Factory locality in Kankarbagh, Mithapur, and Bikhna Pahari in Patna.
Hospital’s nodal incharge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar said former Union minister Dr CP Thakur’s health was improving. He further said 55 patients were in ICU, including 31 on ventilator and nine on high-flow
nasal cannula.
Patna again the maximum 194 cases, taking the district tally to 40,823. However with 38,978 recoveries and 319 deaths, there were only 1526 active cases.
Covid-19 cases were reported from some other districts, including Begusarai (38), Saran (30), Supaul (30), Muzaffarpur (29), Purnia (24), Gaya (20), Kishanganj (20) and Katihar (19).
Health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 746 people had recovered in the past 24 hours and the state’s recovery rate was 97.30%. In the same time period, 1,27,704 samples were tested in Bihar in the past 24 hours.