Bihar government suspends leaves of all police officials amid lockdown
Bihar government suspends leaves of all police officials amid lockdown
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The Bihar government has canceled the leaves of all police officials in view of lockdown. Accordingly, Police officials have been instructed to monitor lockdown strictly throughout the state. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged the people of the state to defer wedding ceremonies in their families in the wake of surging cases of corona pandemic across the state.

"In view of the COVID crisis, leaves of all officers and employees have been suspended. Leaves to be granted in special circumstances on a case-to-case basis," headquarters informed.

The Bihar state government has imposed a complete lockdown till May 15. Meanwhile, the number of fresh Corona cases continued to rise rapidly in the state.

 A record number of 14,836 cases were reported on Wednesday while, 169 people scummed to the diseases in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of casualties due to the pandemic has gone up to 2,987.

Meanwhile, Patna reported two thousand 420 positive cases, the highest in the state, followed by 857 in Vaishali district.  The active cases have crossed one lakh thirteen thousand four hundred and seventy-nine.  The recovery rate is decreasing and now stands at 78.38 percent. Four lakh twenty-two thousand two hundred and ten people have recovered from the infection so far.
 
One lakh two thousand 152 people took the vaccine on Wednesday. Over 76 lakh 60 thousand five hundred seventy one people have been vaccinated in the state so far.

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