The state recorded a new high of Covid cases on a single day as 13,374 more people tested positive for the virus in the past 24 hours. As per the official data shared by the health department on Wednesday, 84 people succumbed to the virus, taking the toll to 2,391 in Bihar so far.

The new cases were registered out of 1,30,895 samples tested, taking the positivity rate to 12.87%. Now, with the increase in the new cases, the state had 98,746 active caseloads.

Patna district reported the maximum 28 deaths, followed by Bhagalpur (13), Muzaffarpur (8), Banka (4), Nawada (4) and Darbhanga (4).

Patna also remained on top with 2207 new cases, taking the active caseload in the district to 17,187. After Patna, Gaya registered the maximum 1,133 deaths, followed by Begusarai (764), Aurangabad (597), Saran (589), Purnia (548) and West Champaran (547).

Nalanda Medical College and Hospital reported 16 deaths on Wednesday, including 11 residents of the state capital. The youngest of the deceased was a 30-year-old male from Siwan. While 43 patients were admitted, 36 got discharged. As on Wednesday, there were 375 patients admitted there.

AIIMS-Patna reported 11 deaths due to Covid on Wednesday and four of the deceased were the residents of the city. The youngest was a 25-year-old woman from Biharsharif in Nalanda. While 47 patients were admitted, 24 got discharged and there were 309 patients undergoing treatment in the hospital.

Meanwhile, 87,348 doses of Covid vaccines were administered on Wednesday, including 56,369 beneficiaries who got the first dose. Though registration for those above 18 years also began on Wednesday evening and scheduled time to start vaccination is from May 1, no official confirmation on vaccination of this age group was given by the health department.

Many youngsters complained of the glitches while registering on the portal. Even those who got registered were clueless as they did not get any slot.

Update

News cases: 13,374
Total cases: 4,41,375
Recoveries: 3,40,236
Deaths: 2,391
Suicides: 2
Active cases: 98,746

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