According to the department, which had till the previous day stated the number of deaths to be under 5,500, as many as 3,951 deaths have been added to the number of deaths after verification.
Read more about Bihar s Covid toll takes a drastic upward leap to 9,429 after govt audit on Business Standard. The total number of Covid-19 fatalities in Bihar took a drastic upward leap of 3,951 in a day after the figures were revised by the state health department on Wednesday
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Exercise undertaken after recent Patna High Court direction
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A health worker administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a 24-hour vaccination centre at Patliputra sports complex in Patna, Bihar
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Exercise undertaken after recent Patna High Court direction
On June 7, the official toll figure in the State was 5,424 but on June 8, the government said the figure had gone up to 9,375 after it recounted deaths in all 38 districts.
A Division Bench of the Patna High Court had in May slammed the Bihar government and expressed concern over inconsistencies in the toll in Buxar district, presented by two top government officials in two separate affidavits. The court had asked the government to verify all facts before placing them on record.