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As per the daily COVID bulletin issued by the health department, four deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Apart from the health department’s bulletin, four deaths were also reported by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna on Thursday
As per the daily COVID bulletin issued by the health department, four deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Apart from the health department’s bulletin, four deaths were also reported by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Patna on Thursday. The victims included two from Patna and one each from Begusarai and Madhubani.
No fresh death was reported at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital on Thursday, but two Covid positive patients were admitted to the hospital.
Of the 535 fresh COVID cases reported in the last 24 hours, Patna accounted for 179. Among other districts, 35 cases were recorded in Saran, 26 in Nawada, 24 each in Gaya and Muzaffarpur, 21 in Begusarai, and 19 in West Champaran.
Meanwhile, 581 people recovered from the infection in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the tally for cured persons in the state to 2,39,538. With new cases and discharged patients, Bihar’s recovery rate stood at 97.40% on Friday, 2 % higher than the national average of 95.40%.
Health Minister Mangal Pandey tweeted on Thursday that 1,22,444 new samples were tested at different health facilities and laboratories in the state in the last 24 hours, taking the number of total samples tested so far to more than 1.68 crore.
Also, preparations are underway for the distribution of the COVID vaccine, once it is available. A meeting in this regard was convened by Patna DM Kumar Ravi with officials of the health department and others. The DM ordered the creation of a task force at the district and block level and the preparation of an action plan for the vaccination. It transpired at the meeting that a district-level task force has already been formed and steps are on for the formation of the block level task force.
The DM also asked the officials to rope in government employees at the panchayat level, including those working in the Integrated Child Development Scheme, civic bodies, and the education department. “Lists should be prepared area-wise and it should be tagged to employees in the respective areas so that immediate action is taken as soon as the vaccine is available,” the DM said.
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