Bihar records 698 new Covid cases, five deaths

PATNA: Altogether 698 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Bihar on Friday, taking the tally to 2,33,840. Besides, five deaths were registered after which the toll reached 1,248. However, with 2,27,046 recoveries, there are 5,544 active cases in the state.
According to the health department’s figures, two deaths were registered in Bhagalpur district, followed by one death each in Munger, East Champaran and West Champaran.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) reported three deaths. The deceased included a 76-year-old male from Postal Park in Patna, a 74-year-old man from Moharpatti Main Road in Motihari and a 60-year-old from Sirsabira village in Vaishali.
AIIMS-P nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, told TOI that 18 patients were admitted to the hospital and seven discharged, including Supaul MLA Anirudh Yadav.
“There are altogether 166 corona patients being treated at the hospital. Veteran doctor, Siddheshwar Prasad Sinha, has been put on ventilator and his condition is critical. Former parliamentarian, C P Thakur, on the other hand, is showing improvement. The condition of Patna Medical College and Hospital’s former superintendent Lakhinder Prasad is also stable,” Dr Sanjeev added.
A 62-year-old woman from Biharsharif died at the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital on Friday. While no one was admitted, one patient was discharged from the hospital.
Of the 698 new Covid-19 cases, 180 were from Patna, taking the city’s tally to 41,511. However, with 39,415 recoveries and 320 deaths, there are 1,776 active cases in the state capital. Fresh cases were also reported from districts like Aurangabad (50), Purnea (41), Madhubani (29), Muzaffarpur (28), Araria (25), Saharsa (25), Vaishali (23), Sitamarhi (22) and Supaul (21).
Health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 654 people had recovered from corona in 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 97.09%. During the same time period, 1,36,359 samples were tested.