Bihar records 91.74% Covid recovery rate

PATNA: Altogether 1,314 Covid-19 cases were registered in Bihar on Monday, taking the tally to 1,69,856. Officially, six deaths were reported, including two from Patna, taking the toll to 870. However, with 1,55,824 recoveries so far, active cases in state stand at 13,160.
State health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 1381 people had recovered in the past 24 hours and Bihar’s recovery rate was 91.74%.
Of the six official deaths, two each were Patna and Bhagalpur, followed by one death each from Vaishali and Banka.
AIIMS-Patna reported two deaths. Both the deceased were from Patna district. One was a 62-year-old man from S K Nagar locality, who died on Sunday. Another was a 73-year-old man of Danapur, who died on Saturday. Both the deaths were reported on Monday.
AIIMS-P Covid-19 nodal incharge Dr Sanjeev Kumar said eight patients were discharged and the same number of patients were admitted. Two patients admitted on Monday were from Kankarbagh and Ramkrishna Nagar localities. “Altogether 150 patients are admitted at the hospital, of which 62 are in the ICU and 37 on ventilator support,” said Dr Sanjeev.
Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) reported one death. The deceased was a 60-year-old female of Garniya village in Vaishali. Hospital’s epidemiologist-cum-nodal officer (reporting cell), Dr Mukul Kumar Singh said the deceased had a medical history of hypertension. While eight patients were admitted on Monday, two were discharged and there were a total 23 patients as on Monday.
Of total 1314 new Covid-19 cases registered on Monday, 260 were from Patna, taking the tally to 25830. However, with 23598 recoveries, active cases stand at 2033. Covid-19 cases registered in some other districts include Muzaffarpur (125), Purnea (75), Nalanda (60), Madhubani (56) and Supaul (57). As per the data shared by the state health department, 173603 samples were tested in 24 hour and so far, 5872929 samples have been tested in Bihar.