Bihar Health Digest @BiharDigest

State government takes several initiative to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025

Dengue, chikungunya cases on a rise in the state

Bihar registered 121 fresh case of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Two persons died due to Covid-19 infection in the last 24 hours.

An advanced corneal transplant facility has been opened at Ara under the human organ transplant act.

Bihar health department takes initiative to eradicate tuberculosis

With Covid-19 cases witnessing a downtrend in Bihar, active cases on Tuesday dropped below 1000 and it was 996 while 133 new corona cases were registered and 160 patients recovered during the same period.

Patna registered 33 new cases against 1307 samples tested. The positivity rate was 2.52%.a

As a part of the Maha Tika Abhiyan, nearly 10 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccines were administered to the eligible beneficiaries in the state till 6pm on Thursday while 239 new Covid-19 cases were registered in the state.

IIM-A to study Tata Memorial Hospital telemedicine model in Bihar. Bihar’s State Health Society signed a memorandum of understanding with the IIM-A on July 18 to impart leadership and motivational training to its personnel to improve service delivery in the public health sector.

289 more test positive for Covid in state against 1.06,747 samples tested in the state.

The health department has started a mega vaccination campaign on Thursday in which 9.20 lakh doses of Covid vaccines were administered till 7.30 pm.

Two more persons died due to Covid and comorbidities while 469 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the state in the past 24 hours. The toll reached 12,274 in Bihar. People must follow Covid appropriate behaviour to fight against the Covid-19.

State Health Society and Indian Institute of Management has signed a memorandum of understanding for improving managerial ability of health workers and create a world-class health care service environment in the state.

As India is all set to make a world record for administering 200 crore Covid-19 doses, Bihar, with nearly 30 lakh booster doses, alone accounted for 38% of the national total in the 18-59 age category. With this, Bihar has been leading in vaccinating maximum with booster doses.

One person died and 179 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the state in the last 24 hours on Friday. This is the third death due to Covid in the state in the past 10 days, taking the death toll to 12,260 in Bihar so far.

So far 13,65,56,491 doses has been administered in Bihar which includes 7,13,04,229 dose 1, 6,18,44,124 dose 2 and 34,08,138 precaution dose. People who are yet to get their precaution dose must move to the centres and get jabbed.

Covid cases are rising in Bihar. People need to follow the Covid-19 appropriate behaviour as per the guidelines.

The 24x7 Patliputra Sports Complex to reopen from Wednesday. People can avail the vaccination facilities as per their convenience at this centre.

Keeping in view the rising trend of Covid cases in the country, the state health department has decided to intensify the immunisation drive from June 19 to 23 and assign the pulse polio teams the task to visit the eligible people who could not get their vaccination doses.

Health department observed World Blood Donor Day on Tuesday in the presence of the Chief Guest Shri Mangal Pandey, Hon’ble health minister of Bihar and guest of honour Shri Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar Health Department.