Bihar government has instructed to intensify the vaccination drive at the panchayat level to contain covid pandemic. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said the civil surgeons have been directed to do full testing in micro- containment zones where new cases have been detected.<br />''<br />''Mr. Pandey said both health department is regularly monitoring the surge in Covid cases and, if the situation demanded, adequate number of beds would be made ready in both government and private hospitals within no time. The ESI hospital at Bihta in Patna has been directed to provide 50 bed Covid – ward.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, record 864 fresh cases were reported during the last 24 hours. Maximum 372 cases are from Patna. However, Covid-19 recovery rate is 98.08 per cent in Bihar with two lakh 63 thousand 233 patients recovering from the infection in the State so far.<br />''<br />''Three thousand 560 patients are undergoing treatment in different hospitals of state. Over 34 lakh 96 thousand people have so far been vaccinated in the State.<br />