( Bihar HM Mangal Pandey reviewed Covid situation in Bhojpur on May 16, 2021)
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Patna : Bihar recorded 6,894 new Covid-19 cases on May 15, 2021, to take the tally of Active cases in the state to 75,089 including 13,218 in Patna on May 16, 2021, down from 82,486 the previous day. The state also recorded 89 new deaths in last 24 hours taking the tally of death due to Covid-19 to 3,832 on May 16, 2021. The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients improved to 87.89% in Bihar on May 16 from 86.63% on May 15, 2021.
The 6,894 new Covid-19 cases included 1,103 in Patna, 381 in Gaya, 331 in Samastipur, 297 in East Champaran, 270 in Begusarai, 267 in Madhubani, 240 in Supaul, 236 in Araria, 228 in Saran, 221 in Purnia, 205 in Katihar, 194 in Saharsa, 193 in Nalanda, 192 in Muzaffarpur, 188 in Gopalganj, 180 in Vaishali, 179 in Madhepura, 178 in Kishanganj, 169 in Siwan, 169 in Bhagalpur, 167 in Jamui, 155 in Munger, 138 in West Champaran, and 127 in Darbhanga.
The number of Covid-19 cases recorded so far in Bihar stood at 6,51,909 on May 16, 2021, of which 5,72,987 patients have been declared cured till date including 14,202 in last 24 hours. The state has tested 2,80,69,489 samples so far including 1,20,271 samples on May 15, 2021, according to State Health Department data..
The 89 new deaths due to Covid-19 in the state included 18 in Patna, 14 in West Champaran, 6 in Nalanda, 5 in Muzaffarpur, 5 in Bhagalpur, 4 in Madhepura, 4 in Nawada, 3 in Munger, 3 in Madhubani, 3 in East Champaran, 3 in Sitamarhi, 3 in Darbhanga, 3 in Gaya, 3 in Banka, 2 in Vaishali, 2 in Jehanabad, and 2 in Araria, according to official figure.
With it, the toll climbed to 1,062 in Patna, 247 in Muzaffarpur, 245 in Bhagalpur,200 in West Champaran, 194 in Nalanda, 163 in Gaya, 149 in Darbhanga, 112 in Munger, 93 in Mdhubani, 91 in Vaishali, 91 in East Champaran, 80 in Bhojpur, 70 in Siwan, 69 in Madhepura, 67 in Banka, 64 in Sitamarhi, 55 in Jehanabad,