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Patna : Active cases rose to 98,747 in Bihar including 17,187 in Patna on April 2021, as 13,374 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 on April 27, 2021. Bihar also recorded 84 new deaths in last 24 hours. Bihar had recorded 12,604 new Covid-19 cases on April 27, 2021.
Bihar Government on April 28, 2021, directed for closure of all the shop and business establishment across the state at 4 pm from April 29, 2021, till May 15, 2021, instead of 6 pm fixed earlier. Night Curfew will be enforced from 6 pm to 6 am till May 15, 2021. Only 50 guests will be allowed to attend marriage ceremonies while 20 persons will be allowed to attend last rites. At marriage venues, Night Curfew will be enforced from 10 pm. A decision to this effect was taken at the meeting of Crisis Management Group on April 28, 2021.
The new Covid-19 cases included 2,207 from Patna, 1,133 from Gaya, 764 from Begusarai, 597 from Aurangabad, 589 from Saran, 548 from Purnia, 547 from West Champaran, 490 from Muzaffarpur, 454 from Bhagalpur, 423 from Nalanda, 401 from Samastipur, 349 from Rohtas, 348 from Siwan, 278 from Katihar, 272 from Madhubani, 272 from Munger, 226 from Madhepura, 220 from Vaishali, 218 from East Champaran, 213 from Buxar, and 209 from Nawada.
The new 13,374 Covid cases also included 191 from Khagaria, 190 from Kaimur, 179 from Arwal, 168 from Jehanabad, 166 from Gopalganj, 154 from Saharsa, 140 from Darbhanga, 131 from Sitamarhi, 129 from Jamui, 120 from Araria, 119 from Banka, 104 from Lakhisarai, 100 from Sheikhpura, 89 from Sheohar, 83 from Kishanganj, and 81 from Bhojpur.
With it, the Covid-19 cases registered so far in Bihar rose to 4,41,375 on April 28, 2021, of which 3,40,236 patients have been declared cured including 8,818 patients in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) dropping to 77.09 % on April 28 from 77.43% on April 27, 2021. The state has so far tested 2,62,37,749 samples including 1,03,895 samples on April 27, 2021, according to State Health Department figure.
The Covid-19 death toll jumped to 2,391 in Bihar on April 28, 2021, with 84 new deaths being recorded in the state in last 24 hours including 28 in Patna, 13 in Bhagalpur, 8 in Muzaffarpur, 4 in Nawada, 4 in Banka, 4 in Darbhanga, 3 in East Champaran, 2 in Nalanda, 2 in West Champaran, 2 in Rohtas, and 1 each in Purnia, Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Siwan, Supaul, Madhepura, Madhubani, Buxar, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Vaishali, and Katihar.
The toll climbed to 683 in Patna, 167 in Bhagalpur, 114 in Muzaffarpur, 94 in Nalanda, 85 in Darbhanga, 67 in East Champaran, 61 in West Champaran, 63 in Vaishali, 50 in Rohtas, 49 in Madhubani, 49 in Siwan, 49 in Jehanabad, 46 in Samastipur, 42 in Nawada, 42 in Banka, 33 in Supaual, 30 in Purnia, 29 in Mdhepura, 24 in Buxar, 22 in Sheikhpura, 22 in Katihar, 19 in Gopalganj, and 15 in Jamui, on April 28, 2021.