Covid toll in Bihar remains high at 98

PATNA: Covid cases fell below the 6,000 mark on Thursday with the state health department reporting 5,781 new patients. However, the number of deaths continued to hover around 100 as 98 deaths were reported officially, taking the toll to 4,241. In the same period, 9,977 people had recovered.
The overall case tally has reached 6,76,045 with 6,17,397 recoveries and 54,405 active cases in Bihar.
Maximum deaths were recorded on Thursday in Rohtas, where 15 people succumbed to the virus, followed by West Champaran and Saran with 12 deaths each. The fatality count in some of the districts was Kaimur (7), Patna (7), Buxar (5), Munger (5), Nalanda (5), Siwan (4) and Goplaganj (4).
AIIMS-Patna reported 12 deaths on Thursday. Here, 17 patients were admitted and 28 discharged, and as of Thursday, there were 244 patients in the hospital. NMCH reported five deaths on Thursday, including a 53-year-old woman from Police Lines. Here, four patients got admitted and 14 discharged, and as of Thursday, there are 189 patients in the hospital.
Of the 5,871 new cases, Patna reported 1281 cases, followed by Muzaffarpur, where 356 cases were registered. Covid-19 cases reported from some other districts include Samastipur (258), Begusarai (249), Gaya (232) and Nalanda (217).
Meanwhile, the Covid-19 vaccinations saw a jump on Thursday as 1,05,956 doses were administered. This includes 91,837 beneficiaries who are in the age group of 18-44 years. Apart from them, another 4,966 beneficiaries got the second shot.
On Wednesday, no vaccination of young beneficiaries was done because of a shortage of vaccines. Sources said this increase in the vaccination number could be seen because Bihar got a fresh two lakh dose on Wednesday evening. Nearly 15 lakh doses are expected to reach by the end of this month.