Bihar Covid-19 toll crosses 1200-mark

PATNA: Altogether 734 new Covid-19 cases were registered in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the tally to 2,28,680.
With officially seven deaths reported by the state health department on Wednesday, the toll crossed 1200 mark and reached 1,201. However, with 2,21,811 recoveries, there are 5,666 active cases in the state.
As per the data shared by the health department, three deaths were reported from Patna, following which the toll reached 305, followed by one death each from Jehanabad, Munger, Supaul and Vaishali.
AIIMS-Patna reported two deaths and both the deceased were from Patna district. One was a 57-year-old male of Punaichak and another was an 82-year-old male from Punpun in Patna district.
AIIMS-Patna nodal incharge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said that JD(U) MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh, who was admitted on Sunday after he tested positive for Covvid-19, was recovering well.
He further informed that 17 patients were admitted and eight were discharged and as on Wednesday, there were 153 patients in the hospital.
No death was reported from NMCH. Of total 734 new cases, 285 were from Patna, taking the tally to 39,832.