551 more test Covid positive in Bihar, 23 die in 24 hours

PATNA: The state’s daily Covid count continued its downward trend for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday with only 551 people testing positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. With this, the state’s Covid caseload has increased to 7,15,730.
Patna reported the maximum fresh cases at 63, followed by Purnia (48), Supaul (40), Begusarai (30), Gopalganj (28) Saran (26), Munger (24) and Muzaffarpur (23).
The number of active cases stood at 6,896 as 985 more patients recovered from the virus in the state in the last 24 hours. As per health department’s data, 6,99,382 people have recovered from Covid-19 so far, taking the state’s recovery rate to 97.72%.
Meanwhile, 23 more people succumbed to Covid in the state on Thursday. Patna accounted for four fresh deaths, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda and Madhubani two each and Vaishali, Supaul, Sitamarhi, Sheikhpura, Siwan, East Champaran, West Champaran, Banka, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur and Gopalganj one each. The state’s Covid death toll has now increased to 9,452.