Bihar: Ray of home as 6 beat COVID 19 in 48 hrs
April 06, 2020 23:22
There was a glimmer of hope amid all pervasive gloom as the number of active COVID-19 cases in Bihar plunged by nearly a quarter to 22 with the recovery of six patients while as no one tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in the last 48 hours, officials said on Monday.
More than 800 samples were tested during the period, an official said on Monday.
State epidemiologist Ragini Mishra told PTI that allthe six discharged patients were admitted to the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH), which has been dedicated bythe state government to exclusively treat coronavirus cases.
These include two employees, including a nurse, of a private hospital in the city where they had contracted the contagion from a deceased patient who was admitted there before being rushed to AIIMS, Patna.
The deceased a 38-year-old man who had returned from Qatar a month ago and suffered from renal failure breathed his last on March 21, a day before test reports confirmed that he was also COVID-19 positive.
The female nurse was discharged on Sunday and the male employee on Monday, Mishra said.
In addition, four residents of Siwan district have also recovered fully, she said. -- PTI
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