Patna accounts for 107 of 213 new Covid cases in Bihar

PATNA: Altogether 213 new Covid-19 cases, including 107 in Patna alone, were registered in state on Monday, taking the tally to 2,56,991. Officially, five more deaths were reported, taking the state toll to 1439. However, with 251,644 recoveries, there were 3906 active cases in Bihar.
Patna’s tally reached 50,753. However, with 48,768 recoveries and 398 deaths, there were 1587 active cases in the district.Saran reported 20 new cases while other districts had less than 10 cases reported on Monday.
As per the data shared by the health department, two deaths were reported from Siwan and one each from Patna, Saran and Bhojpur.
State health minister Mangal Pandey said 378 people had recovered in the past 24 hours till Sunday and the state’s recovery rate was 97.92%.
AIIMS-Patna reported two deaths, including a 38-year-old Kankarbagh woman. Other deceased was a 65-year-old man from Dahiya in Saran district. Hospital’s nodal incharge for Covid-19, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said 11 patients were admitted and five were discharged on Monday. Three among those admitted are from Patna.
NMCH reported the death of a 70-year-old man from Biharsharif. While two patients were admitted, one was discharged on Monday.