9,863 test Covid positive, 74 die in Bihar

PATNA: The single-day Covid cases in Bihar continued to fall on the fifth consecutive day as only 9,863 people were found infected against 11,17,40 samples tested in the state in the past 24 hours. In the same time period, 12,265 people recovered from the infection and the active caseload came below one lakh. Fall in the registration of new cases was also witnessed in Patna, which reported only 977 cases in a day.
As per the health department data, 74 deaths were reported in the state as the overall toll mounted to 3,503. Though the state’s tally stands at 62,24,33, there are 99,622 active cases after recovery of 51,93,06 people. State health minister Mangal Pandey said the last five days’ data were giving a good indication and the positivity rate had come down to around 9%. However, he requested people to follow all the norms.
NMCH reported five deaths, including a 32-year-old woman from Patna. There were 298 patients admitted while 202 beds were lying vacant.
After Patna, Nalanda reporyted the maximum 523 cases, followed by Muzaffarpur (506), Samastipur (487), Katihar (478) and Begusarai (409).
Meanwhile, 77,891 people were vaccinated on Wednesday, including 62,716 who got the first dose. Among those who got the first dose, 45,624 were in 18-44 years age group.