Patna records 44 new Covid cases

PATNA: The state health department on Saturday reported 349 new Covid-19 cases and seven deaths in the last 24 hours. Altogether 494 people also recovered from the infection. The toll mounted to 9,543.
The new cases were registered out of 10,99,50 samples tested. The Covid-19 tally has reached 71,9400 but 70,64,61 patients have recovered so far, leaving 3,395 active cases in the state.
Patna registered the maximum 44 new cases, followed by Gopalganj (28), Supaul (21), Samastipur (19), Darbhanga (17) and Muzaffarpur (17).
NMCH reported the death of a 65-year-old Sampatchak resident. While no new Covid-19 patient was admitted, one person was discharged on Saturday. No death was reported from AIIMS-Patna where five new patients were admitted and three got discharged.
Meanwhile, Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh reviewed the preparation for mega Covid-19 vaccination camp scheduled across the district on Monday. Patna district administration has targeted to vaccinate 100% eligible population of one panchayat in each block in a week. Patna DM has also asked the executive officers of all the circles to select one ward each and vaccinate all the eligible population within a set time frame.