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Patna : Active cases increased to 1,15,066 in Bihar including 22,330 in Patna on May 7, 2021, as 13,466 more persons tested positive for Covid-19 in the state on May 6, 2021. Bihar also recorded 62 new deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally to 3,139 in the state on May 7, 2021. Biha4 had logged 15,126 new Covid-19 cases on May 6, 2021.
The 13,466 new Covid-19 cases included 2,410 in Patna, 630 in Muzaffarpur, 603 in Munger, 548 in Nalanda, 537 in West Champaran, 517 in Gaya, 513 in Supaul, 512 in Bhagalpur, 509 in Saran, 509 in Vaishali, 488 in Begusarai, 459 in Purnia, 425 in Siwan, 378 in Samastipur, 362 in Madhubani, 285 Saharsa, 279 in Madhepura, 267 in East Champaran, 263 in Jamui, 246 in Gopalganj, 236 in Aurangabad, 200 in Araria, 190 in Bhojpur, 178 in Darbhanga, 160 in Sitamarhi, and 150 in Buxar.
With this, the number of Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar climbed to 5,67,269 on May 7, 2021, of which a total 4,49,063 patients have been declared cured so far including 13,489 in last 24 hours with the recovery rate (RR) being 79.16% in the state up from 78.65% on May 6, 2021.. The state so far tested 2,70,93,943 samples including 1,07,153 samples on May 6, 2021.
The state recorded 62 new deaths in last 24 hours including 19 from Patna, 5 in Muzaffarpur, 3 in Bhagalpur, 3 in Munger, 3 in Madhubani, 3 in West Champaran, 3 in Samastipur, 3 in Darbhanga, 2 in Nalanda, 2 in Nawada, 2 in Saran, 2 in Sitamarhi, and 2 in Banka. The toll climbed to 910 in Patna, 223 in Bhagalpur, 189 in Muzaffarpur, 140 in Nalanda, 121 in Darbhanga, 112 in East Champaran, 97 in Munger, 88 in Saran, 79 in East Champaran, 72 in Vaishali, 68 in Madhubani, 62 in Samastipur, and 58 in Banka.