PATNA: The daily caseload in Bihar fell further on Monday, indicating that the second wave of the pandemic is gradually ebbing in the state.
As per the health department data on Monday, 762 new Covid-19 cases were registered while 1,196 recovered from the infection in the past 24 hours.
Officially, 43 people died, taking the toll to 5,424 in Bihar.
The Covid-19 tally reached 73,18,79 in the state, out of which 70,02,24 people have recovered, taking the state recovery rate to 98.09%.
Active cases also reduced to 8,230.
The new cases were reported against 10,01,13 samples tested and the state’s positivity rate came down to 0.76%.
Maximum eight deaths were reported from Arwal, followed by Munger (7), Araria (4), Patna (4), Siwan (4), Darbhanga (3) and Samastipur (3).
AIIMS-Patna reported eight deaths, including four from Patna.
At IGIMS, five patients succumbed to Covid-19.
One patient with mucormycosis was also admitted.
Of the 762 new cases, the maximum 69 were reported from Gopalganj, followed by Patna (66), Purnia (55), Supaul (49) and Samastipur (48).
Meanwhile, 81,741 beneficiaries were given Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, including 73,116 who got the first shot.
Among the beneficiaries in the 18-44 years age group, 36,306 were vaccinated on Monday.
So far 20.25 lakh people in this age group have been vaccinated in Bihar.