PATNA: The Covid-19 curve continues to flatten in Bihar as 21 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the state’s overall tally to 7,25,518 on Tuesday. The death toll remained unchanged at 9,649 as no fresh fatality was reported for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday.
The number of active cases in the state has dropped to 204 as 30 more people recovered from the virus in the last 24 hours. According to the health department, seven of 38 districts in the state now have zero active case. These districts are Banka, Buxar, Kaimur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar and Siwan. Patna has maximum active cases at 34, Samastipur (22), Darbhanga (18), Kishanganj (12) and Katihar (12). Except these five districts, no other district has more than 10 active cases.
Of the 21 new cases logged on Tuesday, Patna accounted for four, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur two each and Begusarai, East Champaran, Jehanabad, Katihar, Madhepura, Munger, Purnia, Saharsa and Supaul one each.
As many as 7,15,665 people have won the battle against the deadly virus in the state so far, taking the recovery rate to 98.63%. Bihar’s recovery rate is 1.12% higher than the national average of 97.51%. The overall positivity rate in Bihar stood at 1.82% as 7.25 lakh people got infected since March last year and 3,98,30,005 samples have been tested so far in the state.
Meanwhile, altogether 3,08,48,694 beneficiaries have been administered Covid vaccines in the state so far, including first and second doses. Altogether 2,58,38,077 people have received their first and 50,10,617 second doses in the state.
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