(Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reviewed Covid situation in state)
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Patna : Active cases surged to 94,275 in Bihar including 17,094 in Patna on April 27, 2021, as 12,604 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on April 26, 2021. The state also recorded 85 new deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally to 2,307 on April 27, 2021. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on April 27, 2021, again reviewed the Covid-19 situation including the supply of Oxygen and medicine to hospitals across the state through video conferece at 1, Anne Marg, here.
The 12,604 new deaths include 1,837 in Patna, 769 in Gaya, 654 in Bhagalpur, 639 in West Champaran, 622 in Aurangabad, 611 in Begusarai, 543 in Saran, 458 in Muzaffarpur, 423 in Purnia, 400 in Nalanda, 363 in Supaul, 342 in Vaishali, 319 in Samastipur, 313 in Nawada, 296 in Buxar, 277 in Madhubani, 260 in Katihar, 258 in Siwan, 258 in Munger, 236 in Sheikhpura, 234 in Jehanabad, and 222 in East Champaran.
The new cases also included 197 in Madhepura, 195 in Gopalganj, 192 in Saharsa, 187 in Rohtas, 182 in Khagaria, 177 in Darbhanga, 171 in Araria, 162 in Jamui, 145 in Arwal, 110 in Sitamarhi, 108 in Bhojpur, 101 in Kishanganj, 83 in Banka, 78 in Sheohar, 77 in Kaimur, and 61 in Lakhisarai.
With it, the number of Covid-19 recorded in Bihar rose to 4,28,001 of which 3,31,418 patients have been declared cured so far including 7,904 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) further dropping to 77.43 % on April 27 from 77.88% on April 26, 2021. The state has tested 2,61,33,854 samples so far including 1,00,328 samples on April 26, 2021.
The state recorded 85 new deaths on April 27, 2021, including 22 in Patna, 10 in West Champaran, 6 in Darbhanga, 5 in Gaya, 4 in Nalanda, 4 in Munger, 4 in Supaul, 3 in Muzaffarpur, 3 in East Champaran, 3 in Bhagalpur, 3 in Aurangabad, 2 in Sitamarhi, 2 in Madhubani, 2 in Lakhisarai, 2 in Jehanabad, and 1 each in Saharsa, Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Siwan, Vaishali, Madhepura, Arwal, Banka, Jamui, and Katihar.
The toll climbed to 655 in Patna, 154 in Bhagalpur, 112 in Gaya, 106 in Muzaffarpur, 92 in Nalanda, 81 in Darbhanga, 80 in Munger, 64 in West Champaran, 62 in Vaishali, 48 in Madhubani, 48 in Jehanabad, 45 in Samastipur, 38 in Banka, 32 in Supaul, 28 in Madhepura, 26 in Aurangabad, 21 in Katihar, 19 in Saharsa, 18 in Arwal, and 14 in Jamui on April 27, 2021.