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Bihar not testing enough despite surging COVID-19 cases, official data shows -Mohd Imran Khan

-Down to Earth

Bihar government has not focussed on ramping up testing despite its claims to the contrary, say activists

Bihar is not testing enough even as novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have surged in the past few days, an analysis of official state data shows.

This is contrary to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Health Minister Mangal Pandey’s claim that the state is conducting a large number of tests.

Bihar tested 184,750 people January 7, 2022, according to official data. About 3,048 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the state. The total number of active COVID-19 cases rose to 8,489 and the recovery rate went down to 97.2 per cent.

The state conducted 173,745 tests January 6. It reported 2,379 COVID-19 new cases and two deaths on that day. The number of active cases in the state increased to 5,785 and the recovery rate decreased to 97.56 per cent on the night of January 6.

The number of tests conducted January 5 was 164,408, with 1,659 fresh COVID-19 cases reported. The number of active cases was 3,697.

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