Covid-19 cases in Bihar live updates: Deadly Novel Coronavirus has been spreading Bihar gradually now. Total number of COVID-19 positive cases in Bihar rose to 539 on Wednesday. The death toll stands at 4 and 142 people have been recovered so far.
On Wednesday, the special Shramik train carrying 1200 migrant labourers from Gujarat reached Sitamarhi railway station. Out of 1200, 1075 passengers are from Sitamarhi, 84 from East Champaran and the rest of West Champaran. The district administration has arranged 49 buses to send these labourers to their respective districts. The labourers who arrived at the station complained about the ticket money which is supposed to be free. When asked by media persons, the workers said that they were taken 715 rupees. Also, some complained of not getting food anywhere on the way.
As per the order issued by the union government on April 30, Bihar had five red zones including Patna, Rohtas, Munger, Gaya, and Buxar while 20 districts had been put in orange zones and rest 13 in green zones. Now more districts are likely to be classified in red zones while resting in orange zones in the state.
On Wednesday, a youth from Jalalpur in Purnia was found coronavirus positive. Earlier on Tuesday, five new cases were reported in Katihar district. A three-and-a-half-year-old boy and a two-year-old child were found Covid positive in Kaimur’s Bhabhua and Basantpur, Siwan respectively.
Principal Secretary, Department of Health Sanjay Kumar said, “With the increase in the number of infected, a total of 32 positive have been reported in Siwan district, the number of corona patients in Kaimur district has gone up to 31 and a total of 10 corona positive cases are found in Katihar”.
Moreover, 362 doctors in Bihar have been served with a show-cause notice for not reporting to work without prior notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This had led the Nitish Kumar-led government in the state to enforce another strict order- no leaves, apart from maternity leaves, can be availed by doctors, healthcare workers, and paramedic staff till the end of May.
All the doctors are from government hospitals which have been working extensively to treat COVID-19 patients. From over 37 districts in the state between March 31 to April 12 the doctors were absent from duty, the state health ministry said in a press release.
3 new fresh coronavirus positive cases reported in Bihar including 2 males and a female taking it total number of cases to 539.
On Wednesday, the special Shramik train carrying 1200 migrant labourers from Gujarat reached Sitamarhi railway station. Out of 1200, 1075 passengers are from Sitamarhi, 84 from East Champaran and the rest of West Champaran. The district administration has arranged 49 buses to send these labourers to their respective districts. The labourers who arrived at the station complained about the ticket money which is supposed to be free. When asked by media persons, the workers said that they were taken 715 rupees. In addition, some also complained of not getting food anywhere on the way.
10 Bihari labourers who fled from the Rishi Nagar Quarantine Centre in Nagar Thana area are found by the Police in Azamnagar. The labourers are sent back to quarantine centre. On May 4, the labourers from the Quarantine centre at Rishi Bhawan had escaped while it was raining but the police promptly arrested these people from Khuryal village in Azamnagar police station area and brought them to quarantine.There is a demand for action on the magistrates who were negligent in the matter.
Principal Secretary, Department of Health Sanjay Kumar today released a report of COVID- 19 stating the Comulative cases.
Special Train from Telangana, carrying 1300 Bihari migrants reached Khagaria Junction today. All the migrants are going through thermal screening in which 7 migrant labourers were found to have a coronavirus symptom. The suspects have been admitted to Khagaria Sadar Hospital and their blood samples will be sent for testing today. These seven labourers belong to Sitamarhi and Araria district. Meanwhile, labourers with no COVID-19 symptoms are sent home by district bus.
District Magistrate Alok Ranjan Gosh is present at the railway station and inspecting the thermal process. Besides, Khagaria and Araria, the migrant labourers who arrived today include people from Banka, Sitamarhi and Samastipur. "They are also being provided with medical examination with food packets, drinking water etc.", said Gosh.
Principal Secretary, Department of Health Sanjay Kumar today released a Cumulative Report of COVID- 19 Complete House to House Survey.
Principal Secretary, Department of Health Sanjay Kumar today released a list of ditrict wise coronavirus cases in Bihar tll 10:00 am, May 6.
In Bihar, a total of 30,487 coronavirus suspects have been tested so far. Among them 536 people have been tested positive.
Around 66 employees at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences' MDR department to be tested for Covid-19 for the second time, the reports are likely to be out by 9 pm today. Only those whose reports will be negative are asked to resume the duty.