PATNA: On a day 56 new Covid-19 cases were registered and 16,893 people vaccinated across the state, CM Nitish Kumar thanked the doctors and healthcare workers for tackling the virus selflessly by risking their lives.
At a function held at
Patna Medical College and Hospital on Monday, the CM said Bihar has the lowest Covid fatality rate in the country. “While 1.44% of Covid-19 positive people have died in the country, the figure stands at 0.58% in Bihar. As far as Covid-19 test is concerned, we are testing 22,000 more people per 10 lakh population than the national average,” he said, adding those above 50 years of age are likely to get vaccine shots from March.
Meanwhile, 61% of the registered frontline workers took Covid-19 vaccine shots on Monday, showing significant improvement from the first and second day when 53% and 49.4% of frontline workers had turned up at the vaccine centres.
Of the 53,385 registered beneficiaries, 16,893 took the vaccine shots, including 8,435 healthcare and 8,458 frontline workers, on Monday. The overall vaccination rate in the state stood at 32% on Monday.
Since the launch of Covid-19 vaccination drive on January 16, altogether 3,97,291 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated in the state, including 3,80,901 healthcare and 16,390 frontline workers.
Meanwhile, the state’s Covid tally rose to 2,61,355 on Monday with 56 more people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. The day also saw 129 people recovering from the virus in the state. With this, the state’s Covid recovery rate has increased to 99.12%.