(Bihar HM Mangal Pandey inspecting Jaiprabha Medanta Hospital, Patna)
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Patna : A total of 5,920 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in Bihar in last 24 hours, down from 6,894 cases the previous day, taking the tally of Active cases to 69,697 in the state on May 17, 2021. The state had recorded 75,089 Active cases on May 16, 2021. Bihar also recorded 96 new deaths due to Covid-19 on May 17, 2021, taking the tally to 3,928 in the state. The recovery rate (RR) of Covid-19 patients in the state improved to 88.81% on May 17 from 87.89 % on May 16, 2021.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on May 17, 2021, launched Home Isolation Tracking (HIT) Covid App through video conferencing from his official residence 1 Anne Marg, Patna. Meanwhile, treatment of Covid-19 patients started at Jaiprabha Medanta Hospital, Patna.
The 5,920 new Covid-19 ases included 1,189 in Patna, 371 in Vaishali, 289 in Gaya, 280 in Samastipur, 228 in West Champaran, 226 in Madhubani, 226 in Nalanda, 214 in Begusarai, 203 in Muzaffarpur, 200 in Supaul, 191 in East Champaran, 174 in Gopalganj, 169 in Aurangabad, 165 in Bhagalpur, 161 in Purnia, 153 in Katihar, 136 in Siwan, 133 in Saharsa, 124 in Saran, 110 in Madhepura, 106 in Darbhanga, and 106 in Araria.
The 96 new deaths due to Covid-19 included 20 in Patna, 13 in West Champaran, 11 in Begusarai, 4 in Saran, 4 in Lakhisarai, 3 in Darbhanga, 3 in Muzaffarpur, 3 in Nalanda, 3 in Supaul, 3 in Siwan,2 in Munger, 2 in Vaishali, 2 in Madhubani, 2 in Bhagalpur, 2 in Araria, 2 in Bhojpur, 2 in Jamui, 2 in Kaimur, 2 in Buxar, and 2 in Rohtas.
With it, the Covi-19 increased to 1,082 in Patna, 250 in Muzaffarpur, 247 in Bhagalpur, 213 in West Champaran, 197 in Nalanda, 164 in Gaya, 152 in Darbhanga, 114 in Munger, 109 in Saran, 95 in Madhubani, 92 in East Champaran, 82 in Bhojpur, 74 in Samastipur, 73 in Siwan, 70 in Madhepura, 68 in Banka, 65 in Sitamarhi, 59 in Begusarai, 56 in Rohtas, 56 in Jehanabad, 46 in Supaul, 42 in Araria, 30 in Sheikhpura, 28 in Buxar, 25 in Lakhisarai, 23 in Jamui, 18 in Kishanganj, and 14 in Kaimur.
