PATNA: A 4-year-old boy died at AIIMS-Patna due to Covid while 162 more people tested positive for the virus in the state in the past 24 hours on Monday. Among the 162 new cases, 59 were from Patna alone, including cabinet ministers Sanjay Kumar Jha and Vijay Kumar Choudhary. Both are under home isolation. One of the 2 ministers said he had mild symptoms.
AIIMS-Patna nodal officer for Covid, Dr Sanjeev Kumar, said the child was admitted 12 days back and had lungs and heart issues. He was on ventilator support and died late Sunday evening. His death was reported by the health department on Monday. The state Covid death toll increased to 12,261.
