Bihar records highest one-day Covid-19 cases of 4,071

PATNA: Bihar recorded its highest number of 4,071 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 86,812 on Tuesday. The state health department also reported 15 Covid deaths, which took the toll to 465. Earlier, the maximum 3,992 Covid positive cases were reported in a day on Saturday.
The department claimed to have tested the maximum number of 83,314 samples in the last 24 hours.A total of 57,309 patients have recovered from the virus infection, including 2,900 people on Tuesday itself. There were 29,306 active cases in the state, which has the recovery rate of 65.70%. Altogether 11,80,566 samples have been tested for Covid-19 in Bihar so far.
On Tuesday, Patna again remained on top among other districts with 552 people testing positive for the virus, taking the total cases to 14,446. Altogether 90 Covid patients of the district have died. However, 10,311 people have recovered, leaving 4,045 active cases of Covid-19 in the district.
Other districts with large number of Covid positive cases on Tuesday were Begusarai (225), East Champaran (208), Bhagalpur (195), Gaya (172), Buxar (162), Katihar (164), Madhubani (143), Muzaffarpur (124), Araria (123), Rohtas (121), Samastipur (117), West Champaran (112) and Vaishali (103).
Health department reported three deaths from Vaishali, taking the toll to 17 in the district, followed by two deaths each from Bhagalpur, Patna, and Samastipur. Bhojpur, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Rohtas and Saran reported one death each.
AIIMS-Patna nodal in charge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said three Covid patients died in his hospital, including a 62-year-olds man from Ganga Vihar Colony and a 55-year-old woman of Hulas Vihar at Anisabad in Patna.
At NMCH, one 52-year-old man is suspected to have died of coronavirus, but his test report was awaited. NMCH epidemiologist-cum-nodal officer (reporting cell), Dr Mukul Kumar Singh, said a 70-year-old man of Bakhri Bazar in Begusarai and another 70-year-old Covid patient from Ara died at the hospital due to cardiac arrest.