Ranchi: Former Jamtara MLA Bishnu Prasad Bhaiya, 58, succumbed to the deadly Covid-19 infection at a city hospital on Saturday night. After his death, chief minister Hemant Soren said the second wave of the pandemic has reached Jharkhand and appealed to the public to seriously follow safety rules.
Bhaiya, who was a legislator from the constituency twice, was suffering from kidney ailment and was admitted to the critical care unit of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) on March 16.
While at Rims, he was diagnosed with multiple complications and infection of the lungs. He was discharged after treatment before Holi, but as his condition worsened, he was brought to the Bhagwan Mahavir Medica Superspecialty Hospital after the festival.