Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been accused of fudging COVID-19 knowledge (File)
Patna:
The Bihar authorities is fudging knowledge on coronavirus circumstances within the state, opposition chief Tejashwi Yadav alleged Saturday morning, pointing to inconsistency in figures referring to new circumstances.
Mr Yadav lashed out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for “playing havoc with the lives of 12.6 crore Biharis” and accused him of valuing his picture over the lives of individuals within the state.
“In Bihar the highest single-day surge – 2,226 new cases, with positivity rate of 21.7 per cent (highest in India) – was recorded. To avoid making it to the headlines, the Chief Minister hid the actual figures and published half another day,” Tejashwi Yadav tweeted.
“Nitishji is playing havoc with the lives of 12.6 crores Biharis. To avoid bad press, he is suppressing data. Is your image more important than the lives of our people, Mr Chief Minister,” he stated, warning lakhs of individuals would die if low testing ranges proceed.
According to the Bihar authorities’s newest figures, 1,742 new COVID-19 circumstances have been detected as on Friday. The well being division has claimed that is the results of two days of testing.
The division stated 901 circumstances had been detected on Thursday and 841 have been reported Wednesday.
#BiharFightsCorona
Update of the day.
➡️ 901 New circumstances have been reported up to now on 16th July. 841 circumstances of 15th July and earlier than have been reported within the system. Taking the entire to 23300.
Break up of recent circumstances reported of 16th July is as follows. #BiharHealthDeptpic.twitter.com/f05gZQvbN3— Bihar Health Dept (@BiharHealthDept) July 17, 2020
However, Mr Yadav has alleged that solely half the variety of circumstances truly detected on Thursday have been counted. According to information company PTI, 1,385 coronavirus circumstances have been recorded, taking the two-day whole to 2,226 and the general state whole to 23,784.
In Bihar highest single day surge- 2226 new circumstances with positivity fee of 21.7% highest in India was recorded. To keep away from making it to headlines CM hid the precise figures & printed half of circumstances one other day. Bihar will report highest no. of circumstances if testing is greater than 30Ok.
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) July 18, 2020
Irrespective of the reality of Mr Yadav’s claims, Bihar has reported a surge in COVID-19 circumstances over the previous few days. On Tuesday the state reported 1,432 new circumstances – the fourth consecutive day with over 1,000 recent infections.
In view of the alarming state of affairs within the state, a three-member staff from the centre will attain Patna Sunday. The staff will likely be led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary (Union Health Ministry).
“The centre shall coordinate with state health authorities to review the existing situation and provide necessary support and guidance,” the Health Ministry stated in its assertion.
Mr Yadav has pointed to the central staff’s go to as additional proof that the Nitish Kumar authorities is “manipulating COVID-19 numbers”,
“COVID-19 testing in Bihar is the lowest in the country. The situation is bad. The state government is also manipulating COVID-19 numbers. The centre is sending a three-member team to review the situation,” he was quoted by information company ANI.
COVID19 testing in Bihar is the bottom within the nation. The state of affairs is dangerous. The state govt can also be manipulating COVID19 numbers. Centre is sending a 3-member staff to Bihar to evaluation the state of affairs as circumstances are rising: RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav pic.twitter.com/UyNBz7juLd
— ANI (@ANI) July 18, 2020
Bihar is testing round 2,600 folks per million as in comparison with the nationwide common of round 9,000.
The well being division has stated it examined over 10,000 samples per day for the previous 4 days. However, in the identical interval, the positivity fee has gone as much as practically 13 per cent.
The coronavirus state of affairs in Bihar has additionally led the state authorities to impose a 16-day lockdown that began Thursday.
With enter from ANI, PTI