Patna : There is a clear trend of emergence of third wave of Kovid-19 epidemic in India. A state in Eastern IndiaThe daily caseload of infected persons was recorded in triple digits for the first time after more than five months as the state recorded 132 cases on Thursday. Also, the state recorded the first case omicron Types of Coronavirus on Thursday.
A 25-year-old Kidwaipuri resident has tested positive for the Omicron variant. This is the first officially confirmed Omicron case in Bihar. His sample was sent to Delhi on December 25 and the report came on Thursday evening.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, executive director of the state health society, said, “He had gone to Delhi last week to pick up his brother who was returning from abroad. However his brother was detained in Delhi as his report showed the Omicron variant. Even after this boy returns Patna Got himself tested as he had interacted with his brother and had even been isolated. ,
Singh said the department is now tracing all his contacts, including the mode he used to travel back to Patna.
Meanwhile, Patna remains the epicenter of the fresh surge. covid A total of 60 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Style Kovid remains a hotbed even after 46 cases were reported on Thursday.
Patna civil surgeon Dr Vibha Kumari told TOI that eight people, aged 18 years or less and approx. He said that most of the newly infected persons have taken both doses of the Kovid vaccines.
“Though the virus is not fatal this time, it is highly contagious. Till now the maximum number of cases in the city are from boring road, after this the number comes. Patna City, Contact tracing is being done continuously and we have found that people are coming from other places like Dubai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Ranchi. In fact, a large number of people from other places are regularly coming to Patna, which is one of the reasons for the high number of cases being reported in the capital city,” said Dr Vibha, adding that Covid testing has been expedited.
Apart from Patna and Gaya, five cases were reported from Munger on Thursday, followed by three each in Jamui, Jehanabad and Buxar, two each in Rohtas and Madhepura, and one each in Saran, Saharasa, Lakhisarai, Katihar and East Champaran. The matter came up.
With the rapid increase in the number of COVID cases, the state now has 333 active cases of persons infected with the virus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has so far increased to 7,26,737, out of which 7,14,308 persons have recovered from the infection, including 14 in the last 24 hours. However, there were no fresh casualties in the last 24 hours, resulting in the death toll of 12,096.
Meanwhile, the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the state has shown a slight decline and stands at 98.29%, as against the respective national rate of 98.38%. Overall, 6.07 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state, which includes 1,62,039 in a 24-hour period.
Also, 8,05,904 doses of COVID vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours, taking the total vaccination dose to 9,94,25,351.
A 25-year-old Kidwaipuri resident has tested positive for the Omicron variant. This is the first officially confirmed Omicron case in Bihar. His sample was sent to Delhi on December 25 and the report came on Thursday evening.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, executive director of the state health society, said, “He had gone to Delhi last week to pick up his brother who was returning from abroad. However his brother was detained in Delhi as his report showed the Omicron variant. Even after this boy returns Patna Got himself tested as he had interacted with his brother and had even been isolated. ,
Singh said the department is now tracing all his contacts, including the mode he used to travel back to Patna.
Meanwhile, Patna remains the epicenter of the fresh surge. covid A total of 60 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. Style Kovid remains a hotbed even after 46 cases were reported on Thursday.
Patna civil surgeon Dr Vibha Kumari told TOI that eight people, aged 18 years or less and approx. He said that most of the newly infected persons have taken both doses of the Kovid vaccines.
“Though the virus is not fatal this time, it is highly contagious. Till now the maximum number of cases in the city are from boring road, after this the number comes. Patna City, Contact tracing is being done continuously and we have found that people are coming from other places like Dubai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Ranchi. In fact, a large number of people from other places are regularly coming to Patna, which is one of the reasons for the high number of cases being reported in the capital city,” said Dr Vibha, adding that Covid testing has been expedited.
Apart from Patna and Gaya, five cases were reported from Munger on Thursday, followed by three each in Jamui, Jehanabad and Buxar, two each in Rohtas and Madhepura, and one each in Saran, Saharasa, Lakhisarai, Katihar and East Champaran. The matter came up.
With the rapid increase in the number of COVID cases, the state now has 333 active cases of persons infected with the virus. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state has so far increased to 7,26,737, out of which 7,14,308 persons have recovered from the infection, including 14 in the last 24 hours. However, there were no fresh casualties in the last 24 hours, resulting in the death toll of 12,096.
Meanwhile, the recovery rate of coronavirus patients in the state has shown a slight decline and stands at 98.29%, as against the respective national rate of 98.38%. Overall, 6.07 crore samples have been tested for Covid-19 in the state, which includes 1,62,039 in a 24-hour period.
Also, 8,05,904 doses of COVID vaccines were administered in the last 24 hours, taking the total vaccination dose to 9,94,25,351.
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