GAYA: With 610 new cases on Saturday, Gaya is gradually emerging as a
Covid hostpsot in south
Bihar. It is among the top three districts in terms of active cases. According to the
state health department bulletin, there were 3,590
active cases in the district.
Even Gaya DM Abhishek Singh has tested positive for the virus and isolated himself at his official residence. At least 11 police personnel posted at the Civil Lines police station here have also tested positive for Covid.
In view of rapid increase in coronavirus cases, a control room has been set up at Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital (ANMMCH). Magistrates have been deputed there in three shifts to monitor the treatment being given to the Covid patients at the hospitals. The campus of Gaya museum has been made isolation or Covid care centre.
Among the other south Bihar districts, Munger reported 255 new cases, followed by Aurangabad (215), Jehanabad (186), Bhojpur (138), Nawada (115), Nalanda (109), Jamui (103), Arwal (94) and Kaimur (25).
Meanwhile,
Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPHCL)’s chief managing director (
CMD) Sanjeev Hans has issued an order to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all the hospitals and vaccine storage centres in south Bihar districts, including Gaya, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nawada, Arwal, Nalanda, Buxar, Rohtas, Kaimur, Jamui and others.
BSPHCL senior protocol officer Khwaja Jamal said as per the order issued by the CMD, no routine maintenance work has to be carried out in the areas that would affect power supply in hospitals and the isolation centres. Only need based emergency maintenance work to ensure uninterrupted power supply would be done until the situation improves, he added.