PATNA: The state on Monday reported 287
new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 2,47,531. Officially six
deaths were reported after which the toll reached 1,358. However, with 2,41,358 recoveries, there are 4,813 active cases in
Bihar.
As per the health department data, three deaths were reported from
Patna taking the toll to 363.
AIIMS-Patna reported two deaths, including a 60-year-old man from Jorapur village in Nalanda and a 63-year-old man from Janu Bazar in Siwan. As per the information shared by the hospital’s nodal in charge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, 17
patients were admitted and 16 were discharged and as on Monday, there were 188 patients in the hospital. Among those admitted on Monday, there several people from different localities of Patna like Maroofganj, North Anandpuri, Sai Vihar Colony, Aparna Bank Colony, Mithapur and Bhoothnath Road.
Dr Kumar further said that former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was admitted on Sunday after testing positive, is on oxygen support. However, his condition is stable. He further informed that 46 people were vaccinated as part of the phase-3 trial on Monday and so far 247 people have been vaccinated there.
The Nalanda Medical College and Hospital did not report any death. Neither any patients were admitted, nor anyone was discharged and as on Monday, there were 12 patients in the hospital.
Of total 287 new cases, 113 were from Patna, taking the tally to 46,727. However, with 44,483 recoveries and 363 deaths, there are 1881 active cases in Patna.
Covid-19 cases from some other districts include Jehanabad (18), Khagaria (14), Arwal (10), Saran (10) and Nalanda (10).
As per the tweet shared by health minister Mangal Pandey, 443 people have recovered in the past 24 hours and the state’s recovery rate has reached 97.5%. In the same period 1,02,890 samples were tested and so far over 1.7 crore samples have been tested in the state.