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77 New COVID19 Cases Reported In Bihar, Tally Reaches To 1,519

Mumbai: Seventy-seven people tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar on Wednesday, taking the total number of infected to 1,519, a top official said here.

According to Health Department Principal Secretary, Sanjay Kumar, 30 new cases have been registered in Jehanabad district of central Bihar, including a boy and a girl, who are three and five years old respectively.

The district now accounts for 58 of the total cases.

Twelve people, including a two-year-old boy, tested positive in Begusarai district, with 84 cases reported so far. Only Patna, Munger, and Rohtas districts are responsible for the high altitude.

The Principal Secretary said that thirteen people tested in Katihar, five in Bhagalpur and five in Kaimur, four in Aurangabad, and three in Arwal.

One case each was registered in Patna, Nawada, Buxar, Jamui and Supaul districts.

All 38 districts of the state are affected by the disease and the maximum 167 patients are in Patna, followed by Munger (133) and Rohtas (91).

Nine people from Patna and Vaishali districts, from Munger, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Rohtas, and Khagaria were killed. Most of the victims had pre-existing medical conditions such as cancer, kidney failure, and tuberculosis.

On the positive side, 534 patients have been discharged after full recovery.

The state has seen a huge increase in the number of cases in recent times, mainly due to the huge influx of migrants who are traveling to their places of origin, many of them walking hundreds of kilometers on foot.

According to the state health department, since May 3, 754 migrants have tested positive in the state. Most of the patients have recently returned from Delhi (247), Maharashtra (176), and Gujarat (155).

A release issued by the state health department said that 50,563 samples have been tested in the state so far

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