COVID-19 pandemic in Bihar
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. He had travel history to Qatar. 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. The virus has spread in 38 districts of the state, of which Patna district has the highest number of cases.
| 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 and 3 weeks) |
| 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 |
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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. The recovery rate in the state, 76, is also better than the national average.