25th Covid death reported in Bihar, tally up to 4,326

PATNA: One more death and 230 new Covid cases were reported in Bihar on Wednesday. It was the 25th Covid death in the state, which has registered 4,326 coronavirus cases so far. One coronavirus patient had committed suicide. Altogether 2,025 patients have recovered, leaving 2,275 active Covid cases in Bihar.
The man who died on Wednesday belonged to Jamui district.Jamui DM Dharmendra Kumar said the deceased (64) had returned from Mumbai. “When he developed symptoms, we got his Covid test done. He was found positive and admitted to Gidhaur primary health centre. He developed breathing problem on Tuesday evening. We referred him to Patna, but he died on the way,” Dharmendra said.
As per the state health department’s information, Covid cases were reported from 32 districts on Wednesday, with the highest 85 from Khagaria, followed by 15 in Sitamarhi, 11 each in Samastipur and Darbhanga, 10 in Bhagalpur, nine in Kaimur and seven cases in West Champaran. Patna reported two cases, including a 21-year-old man in Dulhin Bazar.
Total 84,729 samples have been tested in Bihar, including 3,316 in the past 24 hours. In the same time period, 222 people recovered from the virus. Also, 3,079 of the total positive cases were migrants who returned since May 3.
The maximum 733 patients have travel history from Maharashtra, followed by 729 from Delhi, 480 from Gujarat and 264 and 174 from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, respectively.
State health secretary Lokesh Kumar said all those under home quarantine were being monitored. “Their health is also being monitored. The survey teams keep watch if they develop any symptoms. So far, the houses of 4.80 lakh migrants have been surveyed and 166 people were found with symptoms of cough, fever and breathing problems. They all are being tested,” said Lokesh.
Meanwhile, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi in a statement stated that Bihar, when compared to developed states like Gujarat and Maharashtra, has very few Covid casualties due to effective measures by the state government. “Recovery rate in Bihar is 48%. But the way migrant labourers are returning in large numbers, people are shifting to their homes after completing quarantine period, markets have opened and buses have started plying, it will be a big challenge to stop the spread of virus in the coming days,” he said.