new fatalities being recorded -- the highest-ever single-day death toll from Covid-19 across the world. The huge jump in the number came after Bihar revised its figures to account for people who succumbed to the disease at home or in private hospitals.
After the review, the state health department notified that its death toll has increased to 9,400 from about 5,400, a 72.8% hike.
Four of the state’s 38 districts showed a rise of at least 200% in the toll.According to the additional secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit, the increase was due to deaths reported at private hospitals, under home isolation and of post-Covid complications.