According to new numbers released during the three-week audit, whereas 1,600 individuals died of Covid in Bihar between March 2020 and March 2021, the number of fatalities from April to June 7 this year was a whopping 7,775, nearly six times higher.
Based on the current administration, which had indicated that the number of deaths was under 5,500 until the previous day, 3,951 dead have been added to the total following confirmation.
The state health administration increased the number of COVID-19 deaths in Bihar dramatically upwards on Wednesday, putting the total number of deaths caused by the pandemic at 9,429.
As per the authorities, which had indicated that the number of deaths was under 5,500 until the previous day, 3,951 dead have been reflected in increased following verification.
Although a breakdown was provided for all 38 districts, it was not clear when these extra fatalities occurred. According to the latest data, the number of those killed in the second wave is approaching 8,000, representing an almost sixfold increase in mortality since April.
The district of Patna bears the brunt of the pandemic, with a total of 2,303 deaths. With 609 fatalities, Muzaffarpur came in second. Patna had the most “new deaths recorded following verification,” with 1,070, followed by Begusarai (316), Muzaffarpur (314), East Champaran (391), and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s hometown of Nalanda (390). (222).
In all, 7,15,179 persons have been infected in the state, with more than five lakh of them contracting the disease in the previous few months.
According to new numbers released during the three-week audit, whereas 1,600 individuals died of Covid in Bihar between March 2020 and March 2021, the number of fatalities from April to June 7 this year was a whopping 7,775, nearly six times higher.
After verification from all districts, the state’s Health Department claimed that around 72 percent more had been added. It provided a breakdown of 38 districts but did not say when they would be enacted.
The number of people who have been rescued has also been amended by the health department, from 7,01,234 the day before to 6,98,397 today.
Upon the modification in data, the recovery rate, which was 98.70 percent the day before, has dropped to 97.65 percent, potentially providing further ammo to the opposition, which has accused the government of falsifying records to disguise its inability to handle the outbreak.
Despite this, the state appeared to be doing well amid more than a month of lockdown, with just 20 fatalities and 589 new cases recorded by the health department on the day.
There are 7,353 active coronavirus cases in the state right now.
With the last wave subsiding and vaccine campaigns ramping up, the situation may improve much further. During the day, moreover 1.21 lakh individuals received their vaccinations, bringing the total number of persons vaccinated to 1.14 crore.
