PATNA: Altogether 474
new Covid-19 cases were registered in
Bihar on Saturday, taking the tally to 2,50,450. Officially, six
deaths were reported as the toll mounted to 1379. However, with 2,43,985 recoveries, there are 5084
active cases in Bihar. Health minister Mangal Pandey said 730 people had recovered in the past 24 hours and the state’s recovery rate was 97.42%.
Of the 474 cases, 196 were from Patna, taking the district tally to 47,918. But there were only 2055 active cases in
Patna and 373 deaths. The other districts with new cases included Muzaffarpur (28), Sitamarhi (20), Nawada (14), Arwal (13), Araria (13), Khagaria (12), Lakhisarai (12), Saran (12), Banka (11) and Begusarai (11).
The state health department reported four deaths from Patna, taking its toll to 273, followed by one each from Begusarai and Supaul.
AIIMS-Patna reported three deaths, all from Patna. One was retired civil surgeon Dr S P Ambastha (78) of Lohia Nagar while another a 32-year-old woman of Kadamkuan. The third one was a 72-year-old male of Kankarbagh. While no new
Covid-19 patient was admitted to AIIMS-P, 17 were discharged on Saturday.
NMCH reported two deaths, including a 70-year-old man of Raja Bazar and an 80-year-old male of Chaudhrainchak in Barh. While six
positive patients were admitted, one was discharged as there were 16 Covid patients in the hospital.