This story is from September 23, 2020

Bihar’s Covid testing record best in country: Nitish Kumar

Covid cases in Bihar crossed the 1.7 lakh mark on Tuesday with altogether 1,609 new cases taking the tally to 1,71,465. Officially three deaths were reported, which took the toll after to 873.
Bihar’s Covid testing record best in country: Nitish Kumar
Of total 1,606 cases registered on Tuesday, 202 were from Patna, taking the tally to 26,034
PATNA: Covid cases in Bihar crossed the 1.7 lakh mark on Tuesday with altogether 1,609 new cases taking the tally to 1,71,465. Officially three deaths were reported, which took the toll after to 873.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar in a programme said over 1.9 lakh samples were tested a day before, which was the highest number of samples tested in a day across the country.
He said while the national average of tests per million was 47,337, in Bihar it is 47,482.
Giving the break-up of tests done through various methods, the CM said 11,732 samples tested through Rt-PCR and the target was to take it to 23,000. Apart from this, 3,982 samples were tested through TrueNat and 1,78,374 through antigen. Till now over 60 lakh samples have been tested in the state. With 1,57,056 recoveries, the active cases now stand at just 13,534.
He appreciated the efforts of the health department, health workers and district officials. “Over 90% of people have recovered, but we have to remain alert. There is no need to worry, but maintain social distance norms and put on masks,” Nitish said reminding that in other states Covid-19 cases are emerging after being controlled.
As per the information shared by the health department, one death each was reported from Patna, Gaya and Saran, taking the toll to 200, 45 and 28 respectively.
As per the information shared by AIIMS-Patna nodal in-charge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, an 83-year-old Ramkrishna Nagar man died on Monday. While 14 patients were discharged, five were admitted on Tuesday at the hospital.
The Nalanda Medical College and Hospital reported two deaths. One was a 65-year-old man from Malsalami in Patna and another was a 55-year-old male of Sitamarhi. Three new patients were admitted there.
Of total 1,606 cases registered on Tuesday, 202 were from Patna, taking the tally to 26,034. However, with 23,761 recoveries and 200 deaths, active cases stand at 2074. Covid-19 cases registered in some other districts are Rohtas (135), Purnia (118), Muzaffarpur (110), Araria (76), Nalanda (59), Supaul (51) and Begusarai (51).
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