COVID-19 pandemic in Bihar

COVID-19 pandemic in Bihar
COVID-19 pandemic in Bihar
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Bihar
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Munger
Arrival date	22 March 2020 ; (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed cases	62,031 (4 August 2020)
Active cases	20,922
Recovered	40,760 (4 August 2020)
Deaths	349 (4 August 2020)
Fatality rate	0.56%
Territories	38 Districts
Government website
	Official website ; www.mohfw.gov.in

The first COVID-19 case in the Indian state of Bihar was reported in Munger on 22 March 2020, a 38-year-old tested positive for COVID-19, he was also the first victim.^[1] He had travel history to Qatar.^[2] The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed a total of 62,031 cases as of 4 August 2020, including 20,922 active cases, 349 deaths and 40,760 recoveries.^[3] The virus has spread in 38 districts of the state, of which Patna district has the highest number of cases.^[4]

The state has been under lockdown since 25 March 2020. The state government has responded to the outbreak by following a contact-tracing, testing, and home-to-home surveillance model.

The state began witnessing a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases as migrant workers and many people of Bihar stranded in other parts of the country returned to the state. Many of them tested positive for the coronavirus when they arrived, and were quarantined.

Bihar's COVID case fatality rate is one of the lowest in the nation.^[5] The recovery rate in the state, 76, is also better than the national average.

^ "India Reports Seven Coronavirus Deaths As 3 Die In Mumbai, Bihar, Gujarat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "India Coronavirus death toll rises to 6 as Bihar reports its first death". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
^ "MoHFW | Home". www.mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Coronavirus Tracker Bihar | Live Bihar News". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ "India Coronavirus Map and Case Count". The New York Times. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[1] "India Reports Seven Coronavirus Deaths As 3 Die In Mumbai, Bihar, Gujarat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[2] "India Coronavirus death toll rises to 6 as Bihar reports its first death". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 April 2020.

[3] "MoHFW | Home". www.mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

[4] "Coronavirus Tracker Bihar | Live Bihar News". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

[5] "India Coronavirus Map and Case Count". The New York Times. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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