This story is from August 5, 2020

Covid tally in state crosses 62k-mark, toll rises to 349

Covid tally in state crosses 62k-mark, toll rises to 349
Patna: The number of Covid-19 cases mounted up to 62,031 in Bihar on Tuesday, with 2,464 fresh cases and 13 more deaths reported across the state in the last 24 hours. The Covid toll in the state has mounted up to 349.
Patna reported 393 fresh cases, taking the tally to 10,510 in the district on Tuesday. So far 54 patients died and 7,011 have been discharged while there were 3,445 active cases in the district.
Other districts with a large number of cases included Muzaffarpur (197), Katihar (120), Saran (97), Vaishali (85) and Sitamarhi (84).
Altogether 40,760 patients in state have recovered as their subsequent test results came negative. There were total 20,922 active cases as on Tuesday. Bihar’s recovery rate is now at 65.71% as 2,254 people recuperated in the last 24 hours.
As per the data shared by the health department, the maximum five deaths were reported from Patna, three from Rohtas and one each from Arwal, Bhojpur, Madhepura, Samastipur and Sheikhpura.
Health department secretary Lokesh Kumar Singh said the number of Covid tests in the state increased to 38,215 on August 3 from 36,524 on August 2. “Altogether 6,87,154 people have been tested in Bihar so far,” he said.
AIIMS-Patna recorded five deaths on Tuesday. All were the residents of Patna. AIIMS-Patna nodal officer Dr Sanjeev Kumar said the deceased included a 29-year-old man from Ashiana Mor. “The man was admitted on July 30 after he complained of breathlessness. The Covid infection hampers the oxygen uptake by lung tissues. He was on the ventilator for the last couple of days,” he said.

Among the other deceased was a 54-year-old woman from Shastri Nagar, three men aged 55, 68 and 70 years from Nasreeganj, Sheikhpura and Boring Canal road areas respectively.
A 30-year-old man from Rupaspur, who had tested Covid positive on July 31, died of cardiac arrest at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH). Dr Mukul Kumar Singh, the nodal officer of Covid at NMCH, confirmed the death and said 22 patients were discharged from the hospital while nine more were admitted on Tuesday.
Covid chart:
Fresh cases: 2,464
Total cases: 62,031
Recovered: 40,760
Active cases: 20,922
Deaths: 349 (including two suicides)
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