PATNA: Altogether 684 fresh
Covid-19 cases were registered in
Bihar on Tuesday, taking the tally to 2,40,249. With three deaths — two in Gaya and one in Gopalganj — the state’s toll reached 1,300.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) reported five deaths, including those of a 67-year-old woman from Bank Colony, two 70-year-old men from Lakhisarai and Madhepura, a 78-year-old from Madhubani and a 59-year-old from Buxar.
AIIMS-P’s nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, told TOI that 13 patients from areas like Punaichak, Kaviraman Path, Kurji Magadh Colony, Rukanpura and Rupaspur were admitted and nine discharged from the hospital on Tuesday.
A 54-year-old man died at the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital from where two people were discharged on Tuesday. However, no Covid patient was admitted to the hospital.
According to the figures of the health department, 263 people tested positive for Covid in Patna, taking the tally to 43,850. Corona cases were also reported from districts like Katihar (29), Madhubani (25), Muzaffarpur (25), Lakshisarai (20), Katihar (20), Madhepura (18), Araria (17) and East Champaran (15).
A tweet shared by health minister Mangal Pandey stated that 674 people had recovered from Covid in the past 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 97.31%. During the same period, 1,25,703 samples were tested in Bihar.