Bihar records unprecedented surge in Covid-19 deaths
In the last 24 hours, 67 patients have succumbed to the virus across the state, with Patna clocking the maximum of 16 fatalities
Tuesday April 27, 2021 10:26 PM, IANS
Patna: Bihar has been witnessing an unprecedented surge in Covid deaths for the past few days, keeping health officials on their toes.
In the last 24 hours, 67 patients have succumbed to the virus across the state, with Patna clocking the maximum of 16 fatalities, while 7 each in Gaya and Muzaffarpur, 5 in Bhagalpur and 4 in Nalanda, health officials said on Tuesday.
Patna s 56-year-old Agriculture officer, who was undergoing Covid treatment lost his life fighting the deadly virus on Tuesday. He was admitted to Sri Raj Trust Hospital after being diagnosed with Covid.
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PATNA: The state health department additional secretary, Ravi Shankar Choudhary, died of Covid-19 complications on Friday. He was among the 54 fatalities officially reported even as Bihar created yet anotherrecord with 12,672 people testing positive in a day out of 1,0,8147 samples tested.
Choudhary, who had also served as Arwal DM, breathed his last at AIIMS-Patna. CM Nitish Kumar and healthminister Mangal Pandey expressed deep condolence over his death. Nitish said Choudhary’s demise was a big loss to the administration and society and prayed for the departed soul and his family. Pandey also prayed for the departed soul and called his death a big loss for the department.
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CM Nitish Kumar meets officials after all party meeting
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Peoples ignoring social distancing, stand in a queue to register their names for COVID-19 test, amid a countrywide spike in coronavirus cases, at a government health center, in Patna, Sunday, April 18, 2021.
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CM Nitish Kumar meets officials after all party meeting
After a marathon four-hour meeting with district magistrates and top officials on Sunday after an all-party meeting on Saturday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. across the State and closure of schools, colleges, cinema halls, parks, religious places and swimming pools till May 15.