PATNA: Amid the row over addition of nearly 4,000 unregistered Covid deaths earlier this week, Covid-19 fatalities in Bihar seem to have sharply plunged over the last few days.
As compared to around 100 deaths reported daily till May 25, mere 16 deaths were reported from across the state on Friday.
The statewide Covid deaths came down below 50 for the first time in the second wave of the pandemic on May 29, when 48 deaths were reported in 24 hours.
The daily deaths came down to 28 on June 3 and surged slightly on June 7 as it rose to 41 but again came down to 23 on Thursday and further to 16 on Friday.
The overall death toll due to Covid-19 in the state as per the health department so far stood at 9466.
Apart from the data furnished by the health department, four deaths were reported by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS- Patna) on Friday.
Meanwhile, daily Covid caseload has also plummeted sharply as mere 566 cases were reported on Friday.
Patna reported the maximum fresh cases with 45 followed by Gopalganj (42), Muzaffarpur (37), Purnia (33), Samastipur (31), Saran (31), Araria (26) and Darbhanga (26).
The total number of people infected with the virus in Bihar since the onset of the pandemic March last stands at 7,16,295, out of which 7,00,481 people have recovered.
Accordingly, the Covid recovery percentage in the state stands at 97.79%., which is 2.86% higher than the corresponding national rate (94.93%).
The number of active cases, on the other hand, stood at 6348 as 1099 patients recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours.
The fresh cases were reported from 1,10,119 sample testing done in the past 24 hours.
So far 3,10,93,130 samples have been tested in the state since March last year.
With regard to vaccination against Covid, altogether 1,18,52,876 people have taken the first as well as second dose of Covid-19 vaccines, including Covishield and Covaxin.