Patna accounts for 139 of 408 new Covid cases

PATNA: Bihar reported 408 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 2,55,097. Besides, five deaths were registered after which the toll reached 1,420. However, with 2,49,520 recoveries, there are 4,155 active cases in the state.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences-Patna (AIIMS-P) reported three deaths, including those of a 71-year-old man from Ashok Nagar, a 72-year-old from Ashiana Nagar and an 80-year-old from Saran.
AIIMS-P nodal officer for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, told TOI that 17 patients were admitted to the hospital and three discharged on Wednesday.
Of the 408 new cases, 139 were from Patna, taking the district’s tally to 49,881. Fresh Covid-19 cases were also reported from other districts like Aurangabad (55), Begusarai (23), Saran (19), Nalanda (13), Nawada (13), Bhojpur (12) and Madhubani (11).
Meanwhile, health minister Mangal Pandey tweeted that 424 people had recovered from corona in 24 hours, taking the state’s recovery rate to 97.81%. During the same period, 95,243 samples were tested in Bihar.
37 UK returnees yet to be identified: The state has received the names of six additional passengers with travel history from the United Kingdom, taking the total number of such people to 252. Of these, 37 are yet to be traced while 153 have tested negative for Covid-19.
Among the six new names, four are from Patna and one each from Samastipur and Madhubani.