Patna reports 234 new Covid cases

PATNA: Altogether 606 new Covid-19 cases and six more deaths were registered in the state in the past 24 hours. The Covid tally reached 2,35,159 and the toll mounted to 1,259 till Sunday. Patna again had the maximum number of 234 new Covid cases, taking the tally in the district to 42,016. However, 39,800 of them have recovered from the virus infection.
There were 5,649 active cases in the state, which has 97.06% recovery rate.
As per the health department data, three deaths were reported from Patna, followed by two in Gaya and one in Nawada.
AIIMS-Patna reported four deaths, including two from Patna district. One was a 41-year-old male of Nathupur in Beur area and another was a 50-year-old woman from Alamganj. The other two deceased were a 60-year-old woman from Thali Bazaar in Nawada and a 65-year-old man from Bidupur Bazar in Vaishali.
AIIMS-Patna nodal incharge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said 10 patients were discharged and 23 got admitted in the past 24 hours. The new positive cases were reported from S K Puri, Gardanibagh, Phulwari, Bailey Road and Buddha Colony. There were 171 Covid patients undergoing treatment there.
One 68-year-old man from Maharajganj (Alamganj) in Patna died at NMCH, its nodal officer for Covid, Dr Mukul Kumar Singh, said. “Eight Covid patients are undergoing treatment at NMCH,” he said.
Health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that as many as 1,35,944 new samples were tested in the past 24 hours. “Altogether 537 people had recovered from corona in 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery to 2,28,251 (sic),” he tweeted on Sunday.