₹4 lakh being provided by the Bihar government had been lying for a long time in districts. After verification of papers, the figures have been uploaded on the website," said state’s Health Minister Mangal Pandey. “There is nothing to hide.
Chief minister Nitish Kumar had announced to provide compensation of ₹4 lakh to each family who died of Covid on the production of proper papers.
These additional death figures are nothing but only those whose papers were found correct," he added. Out of the 2,425 deaths, state capital Patna recorded the highest maximum at 445, followed by Vaishali (210), Katihar (174), Gopalganj (162) and Jehanabad (135).