In Bihar, the vaccination will be conducted at 300 health facilities, including medical colleges and primary health centres on January 16. Health Minister Mangal Pandey said the number of vaccination centres will be increased as per the requirement. A five member committee will oversee the drive at each centre. Over 4 lakh 62 thousand health workers have registered for vaccination.
Meanwhile, two lakh 50 thousand 858 patients have so far recovered from the Covid-19 infection in the state. Currently, four thousand 130 patients are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.
Covid-19 recovery rate in the state has improved to 97.83 per cent. This is 1.42 per cent more than the national average. About one lakh 13 thousand corona tests were carried out during the past 24 hours. Over one crore 91 lakh corona tests have been conducted in the state so far.