Nalanda reports drop in fresh Covid cases

BIHARSHARIF: Amid rising Covid cases and fatalities in Nalanda for over a fortnight, resident, administration as well as healthcare workers heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday when only 71 positive cases were registered in the district against 315 cases registered on Saturday.
Also, 523 infected persons recovered and 13 persons succumbed due to the infection on Sunday, which is highest death toll registered in a single day in the district since the outbreak of the second wave in March.
The death toll crossed 130 mark in Nalanda on Sunday, which is three times higher than those died due to Covid in 2020. Out of over 8,000 cases, 41 had died in the first wave last year.
The number of active cases of Covid in the district dropped to 3028 on Sunday from 3441 cases reported on Saturday. The highest number of cases was registered on May 4, when 804 persons were tested positive and 830 persons had recovered on May 3, which is the highest since March.
Prominent among those who succumbed due to the infection included Nalanda district education officer, a government doctor, Noorsarai block development officer, 20 school teachers, two railway employees among others.
Meanwhile, on Sunday 3,920 people in the age- group of 18-44 years were administered Covid vaccines in the district, while 509 beneficiaries aged 45 years and above and 595 beneficiaries of 60 and above age group were inoculated.
Amid the decline in Covid cases, Nalanda DM Yogendra Kumar Singh issued show- causes notices to Giriak statistics officer Anil Kumar, Rajgir agriculture coordinator Nagendra Kumar Verma, ADM Shashi Kumar and Rajgir ASDM Amit Kumar Anurag to explain as to why action should not be taken against them. They were found absent from Vardhaman Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), where they were deputed as magistrates. Their salaries were also upheld till further order.
The district officials have sealed over a dozen shops including a marriage hall and arrested their owners who violated the Covid protocol in the last five days.