Bihar, on Saturday, recorded 2,803 new positive cases of coronavirus. With this, the state’s tally of the total number of infections surged to 38,919. In Patna, the spike of 536 new cases was recorded. COVID-19 took the lives of 4 patients admitted in NMCH and AIIMS on Saturday.
Patna district has reported the maximum number of 36 deaths, followed by Bhagalpur 20, Gaya 14, Rohtas 12, Muzaffarpur 11, and Nalanda and Darbhanga 10 each. Patna’s COVID-19 tally has risen by more than 500 in a day. The district now has 2,165 active cases, just under 20 percent of the statewide total.
In the last 24 hours, 12,461 samples were tested for COVID-19, the highest in a day. Efforts were on to meet the 20,000 tests daily target set by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar earlier this week.
From the past 12 days, the positive cases in Bihar are spiking up. Over 1,000 cases are being reported in the state every day.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old COVID-19 positive man died by suicide. As per the reports, the man was on home isolation and hung himself. A similar suicide case was reported wherein a 21-year-old Rohit Kumar committed suicide by jumping off from third floor of AIIMS, Patna. Rohit tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to AIIMS on July 20, according to the reports.
While the COVID-19 cases in Bihar is gradually increasing, the state is also dealing with the flood situation that has devastated the life of people in North Bihar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the country’s disaster management agencies have been pressed into rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas in the country
“During this rainy season, there is a large part of the country that is grappling with floods. Many areas of states like Bihar and Assam are having to deal with a series of difficulties due to floods. On the one hand, we have corona and on the other, we have this challenge. In such a scenario, all Governments, NDRF teams, disaster response teams, Self-help groups are working in tandem to provide relief and rescue in all possible ways. The whole country stands by those affected by this disaster,” Modi said during the 67th edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’.
