Number of Covid cases falling in Bihar : Chief minister Nitish Kumar

PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called upon the people of Bihar to fight against the Covid-19 pandemic with strong willpower and positive thoughts.
He also said all doctors, health workers, paramedical staff, nurses, sanitary workers, officers and employees in the administration and police department were working with full dedication and doing a commendable job.

“The state government faced the first wave of covid-19 last year with its full grit. Large number of people have been affected in the second wave. We all are fighting against it with full commitment and dedication. As the result, the rate of infection is decreasing slowly. The number of active Covid cases is decreasing day by day. There is a continuous rise in the recovery rate in the state,” Nitish said.
He said, last year the state government had taken numerous steps to protect people and the total number of Covid patients in the state was reduced to 248 on March 8, 2021. “After March this year, the Covid cases suddenly started rising. In the wake of sudden spike in the positive cases, we increased the number of tests per day. Now, more than one lakh samples are being tested per day,” he said and added, “The state government was making arrangements of beds, piped oxygen, ventilators, oxygen concentrators and Remdesivir injection in all hospitals, besides arranging all necessary medicines,” he said.
Nitish said in the wake of sudden rise in the Covid cases, the state government enforced lockdown from May 5 to 15. “There is a need for cooperation from all for the success of the lockdown,” Nitish said.
He said necessary works were being done to provide employment to needy people. Community kitchens are being run in all districts to provide cooked food to the poor and needy people.