(CM Nitish Kumar reviewed status of Covid vaccination in Bihar on May 8, 2021)
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Patna : Active cases rose to 1,12,976 in Bihar including 22,734 in Patna on May 8, 2021, as 12,948 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on May 7, 2021, down from 13,466 new cases recorded on May 6, 2021. The new 12,948 cases included 2,498 in Patna, 740 in Nalanda, 586 in Begusarai, 578 in West Champaran, 560 in Samastipur, 481 in Vaishali, 480 in Muzaffarpur, 458 in Katihar, 419 in Gaya, 402 in Madhubani, 361 in Saharsa, 343 in East Champaran, 312 in Purnia, 309 in Supaul,
Bihar also recorded 76 new deaths in last 24 hours. They included 23 in Patna, 6 in Muzaffarpur, 5 in Nalanda, 5 in Bhagalpur, 4 in West Champaran, 4 in Madhepura, 4 in Darbhanga, 3 in Vaishali, 3 in Gaya, 3 in Araria, 2 in Munger, 2 in Samastipur, 2 in Sitamarhi, and 2 in Begusarai. Bihar had recorded 62 new deaths on May 7, 2021.
With the state recording 12,948 new cases, the number of Covid-19 cases recorded till date in Bihar jumped to 5,80,217 on May 8, 2021, of which 4,64,025 patients have been declared cured including 14,962 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) increasing to 79.97% from 79.16% on May 7, 2021.
With this, the Covid-19 toll climbed to 933 in Patna, 228 in Bhagalpur, 195 in Muzaffarpur, 145 in Nalanda, 138 in Gaya, 125 in Darbhanga, 116 in West Champaran, 99 in Munger, 80 in East Champaran, 75 in Vaishali, 72 in Bhojpur, 69 in Madhubani, 50 in Madhepura, 46 in Begusarai, and 40 in Sitamarhi. Bihar has tested 2,72,01,953 so far including 1,08,010 samples on May 7, 2021.