PATNA: The state’s
Covid-19 caseload increased to 2,37,968 on Friday with 619 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. Officially, six fresh deaths took the state’s toll to 1,287. However, with 2,31,108 people recuperating from the virus so far, active cases in the state stood at 5,571 on Friday.
As per the health department, two more people have succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the district’s toll to 334. Saran, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Sheikhpura districts recorded one death each on Friday.
At AIIMS-Patna, three deaths were recorded on Thursday. The victims were a 35-year-old man from of Bishai village in Saran, a 55-year-old man from Jalalgarh in Purnia and a 72-year-old man from B H Colony in Agamkuan.
AIIMS-P nodal incharge for Covid-19 Dr Sanjeev Kumar said 19 patients were admitted to the hospital and 18 discharged on Friday. Those admitted were from different localities of Patna like Bhattacharya Road, Vijay Nagar in Rukanpura, Rajendra Nagar, Boring Road and Kankarbagh. Of 175 patients in the hospital, 61 were in ICU, including 27 on ventilator and nine on high-flow nasal canula.
Nalanda Medical College and Hospital did not report any fresh death on Friday. While four patients were admitted, two were discharged from the hospital on Friday.
Of 619 new Covid-19 cases, Patna accounted for 211. With this, the district’s tally has risen to 42,951. However, with 40,590 recoveries and 334 deaths, there are 2,027 active cases in Patna. Among other districts, Gopalganj recorded 64 fresh cases, Purnia 31,
Muzaffarpur 20, Banka 20, East Champaran 19, Rohtas 14 and Saran 14.
State health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 605 people have recovered from the virus in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 97.12%.