Katihar Covid reports 102 fresh cases

KATIHAR: The second wave of Covid-19 pandemic has not spared Katihar district which had 479 active cases, including 102 reported on Monday.
“Majority of the patients have been found to be asymptomatic and we advised them home isolation. Critically ill patients are referred to Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College and Hospital, Madhepur, which has advanced facility for treating Covid patients,” district immunisation officer (DIO) Dr DN Jha said.
“Dedicated Covid care facilities have been made functional at Barsoi, Manihari, Katihar Sadar Hospital and Katihar Medical College and Hospital. Besides, isolation centres with 470 beds have been opened at different places in the district,” he added.
Five-six out of the 2,500 migrant workers, especially those coming from Maharashtra, tested positive for the virus at Katihar railway station, he said.