<span style="color: #222222;">Bihar is now getting foreign aid to contain the Corona pandemic in the state. The state has received 184 oxygen concentrators from the USA. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said, out of these 92 cencentrators will be supplied to Sadar and Primary Health Centres in different parts of the state. Twenty three concentrators will be &nbsp;given to a private hospital at Patna and 69 to a private hospital at Muzaffarpur.<br />''<br />''The state has also received 265 oxygen cylinders from different countries. The special aircraft of Indian Air Force carried these cylinders.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Bihar is witnessing a decline in fresh COVID-19 cases. The state's recovery rate has improved to about 85.63 per cent, while the test positivity rate has declined to 6.91 per cent. Over five lakh 49 thousand people have recovered from the infection so far.<br />''<br />''Seven thousand 494 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in the state during the last 24 hours while 14 thousand 131 people recovered yesterday. In all, 89 thousand 563 patients are receiving treatment indifferent hospitals of the state.<br />''<br />''Over eighty eight lakh and 37 thousand people have been vaccinated in the state so far.</span><br />
News On AIR | May 15, 2021 2:04 PM
Bihar receives 184 oxygen concentrators from USA